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Review

Wolfs review – it’s content, not cinema

by Hannah Strong

Two lone wolf fixers bicker their way through Jon Watts’ sparkless action comedy, which wastes the charisma of George Clooney.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Shatner’s Bassoon: Michael Cumming on the making of Brass Eye

by Adam Woodward

The director of the original series discusses its creation and legacy ahead of a new tour of his cult behind-the-scenes film, Oxide Ghosts.
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Festivals

When Fall Is Coming – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This lightweight Chabrolian country drama from François Ozon sees an elderly retiree with a complex past trying to do right by her family.
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Festivals

Emmanuelle – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Audrey Diwan’s take on the infamous erotic French novel is a chilly, bemusing affair that lacks for a sense of real purpose.
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Festivals

The Serpent’s Path – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s third film of 2024 is a French-language remake of his own 1998 feature about a grim, cyclical revenge mission.
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Festivals

I Am Nevenka – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Icíar Bollaín’s tabloidy but worthwhile #MeToo drama tells of a victim of sexual abuse within Spain’s local political scene.
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Review

The Goldman Case review – a thumping courtroom drama

by David Jenkins

Cédric Kahn recreates the gripping 1976 trial of political activist Pierre Goldman in this immersive courtroom drama.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Scene Report

Inside Atlas Cinema, the space democratising film exhibition

by Rógan Graham

Nestled beneath a railway arch in Brixton, a group of curators and community activists come together to share cinema free of prohibitive ticket prices and think beyond the constraints of the British film industry.
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Review

His Three Daughters review – fires on all pistons

by David Jenkins

Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen play estranged sisters reuniting to care for their ailing father in Azazel Jacobs’ affecting chamber drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Substance review – as shallow as the very thing it’s critiquing

by Hannah Strong

Coralie Fargeat’s supposed satire on Hollywood’s impossible standards for women is an ultimately unpleasant and ugly screed against those that try to play the game.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect