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Festivals

Here’s what it’s like to be part of programming a film festival

by Madeleine Storer

How do programmers assess films for a festival selection? We find out from one of the Oxford University Student Film Festival team.
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Review

Fantastic Machine review – there’s way too much going on here

by Savina Petkova

Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson set out to investigate the implications of the camera, from its invention to the present day, with mixed results.

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Review

Challengers review – everything is sex, except sex, which is power

by Hannah Strong

Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist play a trio of tennis players whose lives are inextricably connected in a complicated love triangle.

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Review

Opponent – a searing, psychological immigrant drama

by David Jenkins

An Iranian immigrant in Sweden seeks solace in their national wrestling team in this riveting story of internal torture.

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Review

Civil War review – sound without the fury

by Hannah Strong

Alex Garland’s vision of a future America ravaged by conflict is impressively mounted but lacks political bite.

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Festivals

Cannes Film Festival 2024: the full line-up

by David Jenkins

Yorgos Lanthimos, David Cronenberg and Francis Ford Coppola roll out for France’s première film jamboree.
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Home Ents

What to watch at home in April

by Anton Bitel

An Ozu classic, a wrestling comedy and a Portuguese mystery about strange astronaut-themed dreams are among our picks out on streaming and home ents this month.
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Festivals

My First Film – first-look review

by Savina Petkova

In her intriguing debut feature, director Zia Anger attempts to exorcise the ghost of a long-abandoned filmmaking venture.
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Review

Back to Black review – a pointlessly cruel hash of Amy’s life

by Rógan Graham

This miserable biopic claims to celebrate the life and music of Amy Winehouse, but instead serves as a ghoulish encapsulation of everything wrong with the music industry and fame machine.

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Interviews

Victor Erice: ‘Cinema is a form of destiny’

by David Jenkins

On the occasion of his highly anticipated and long-awaited fourth feature film, we receive an audience with the master of Spanish cinema, who reflects on the long journey that Close Your Eyes had.