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Group of people sitting on the roof of a van, which is parked in a field at sunset. A campfire burns in the foreground.
Festivals

Gasoline Rainbow – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A group of teenagers set off on a post-graduation road trip in Bill and Turner Ross’s latest feature, billed as their first fiction.
Green frog puppet and blonde female puppet together.
Review

A Life On The Farm review – pays worthy tribute to its subject

by Carly Mattox

A film enthusiastic attempts to piece together the life of an eccentric farmer-turned-amateur filmmaker in Oscar Harding’s conventional but charming documentary.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young person with a distressed expression, uniformed individuals standing in a row, and an intimate embrace between two people.
In Praise Of

Why I love the lesbian documentaries of the 1990s

by Lucy Talbot Allen

Filmmakers including Barbara Hammer and Karen Everett explore various facets of lesbian culture in their unabashed, lo-fi films, celebrating the defiant acts of queer joy and activism.
Two men in black uniforms holding firearms in a dilapidated urban setting.
Review

Once Upon a Time in Uganda review – an effusive love letter

by Marina Ashioti

This entertaining documentary celebrates the low-budget action movies of ​“Uganda’s Quentin Tarantino”, Isaac Nabwana.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man and woman embrace, their faces close together in an intimate moment.
Festivals

Origin – first-look review

by Anahit Behrooz

Ava DuVernay adapts Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 non-fiction book ​‘Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents’ with somewhat mixed results, interweaving Wilkerson’s personal story into one of systemic subjugation.
Woman in a room with two white robot-like figures, looking out of a window onto a forested landscape.
Incoming

Sofia Coppola invites us into her world with her first book

by Hannah Strong

Archive is a glamorous look at the filmmaker’s creative process, including script notes, correspondence, and plenty of behind-the-scenes photos.
Three adults, one woman and two men, operating a video camera in a rural setting with brick buildings in the background.
Interviews

Isaac Nabwana: ‘We should tell our own stories in the way we want’

by Kambole Campbell

The wildly imaginative and highly resourceful filmmaker behind Uganda’s ultra low budget studio Wakaliwood describes his own cinematic education, travelling to China to shoot Shaolin monks, and the next generation of African filmmakers.
Three people, two women and one man, seated on a boat, looking out over water.
Review

Past Lives review – unravels as a marvel

by Rafa Sales Ross

Celine Song’s feature debut is a tender exploration of multiethnic romance, complimented by nuanced performances from Greta Lee and John Magaro.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and woman in a dark, moody setting, the man has a serious expression.
Festivals

Hit Man – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Richard Linklater and Glen Powell team up for a highly entertaining black comedy about a mild-mannered college professor who becomes a fake hit man.
Greyscale portrait of an elderly man wearing glasses, with a serious expression.
Festivals

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus – first-look review

by Xuanlin Tham

The final performance of the late Japanese composer is captured in stunning, heart-rending detail by his son.