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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.
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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Assorted fabric, chairs, and stool in a market stall; blue and red elements create a visually striking composition.
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.
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.

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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.

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Interviews

Shuchi Talati: ‘I grew up in a context where there was so much shame around female sexuality’

by Leila Latif

The writer/​director of lilting coming-of-age yarn, Girls Will be Girls, stresses the importance of capturing human intimacy with an air of authenticity.
Review

Girls Will Be Girls review – sympathetic to teendom

by Natasha Jagger

Shuchi Talati’s sensitive Sundance sensation focuses on a teenage girl in North India who experiences first love amid clashing with her mother.

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Why is English-language cinema so obsessed with remakes?

by Anita Markoff

As a new version of Christian Tafdrup’s chilling 2022 horror Speak No Evil hits cinemas, we explore the cult of the Anglicised remake.
Interviews

Carol Kane: ’I feel very old and very young at the same time‘

by Nick Newman

The acting legend and star of Between the Temples shoots the breeze on acting your age, keeping artistically active, and being super creative with John and Gena.
Review

My Favourite Cake review – a charming slice-of-life film

by Fatima Sheriff

An elderly woman discovers romance again in Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s touching dramedy.

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