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Review

The Velvet Queen

by Natasha Jagger

Marie Amiguet and Vin­cent Munier track the elu­sive endan­gered Tibetan snow leop­ard in this poet­ic wildlife documentary.

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3
In Retrospect
A man wearing glasses and a black suit conducting an orchestra, with his arms raised and hands gesturing expressively.
Review

Ennio

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Great detail abounds in Giuseppe Tornatore’s doc­u­men­tary cel­e­brat­ing the life and work of the late film com­pos­er Ennio Morricone.

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In Retrospect
Four images showing people in different settings. Top left: People in what appears to be a record shop. Top right: A person sitting alone in a room. Bottom left: A close-up of a person's face. Bottom right: An abstract image with patterns and textures.
In Praise Of

In praise of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

by Nick Joyner

Over 30 years lat­er, Todd Haynes’ exper­i­men­tal doc­u­men­tary remains a vision­ary look at female celebrity.
A middle-aged man with a beard and mustache wearing a black suit and tie, standing behind a podium and speaking into a microphone.
Incoming

Iranian courts have found Asghar Farhadi guilty of plagiarism on A Hero

by Charles Bramesco

The rul­ing came in favor of Azadeh Masi­hzadeh, a for­mer stu­dent of Farhadi’s, and her doc­u­men­tary All Win­ners All Losers.
Smiling young girl with curly hair and flower in her hair, looking sideways against dark background.
Review

A Night of Knowing Nothing

by Marina Ashioti

The rela­tion­ship between the art of film­mak­ing and the neces­si­ty of protest lies at the heart of Pay­al Kapadia’s spell­bind­ing fea­ture debut.

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5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Escape to the Silver Globe – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

A Pol­ish doc­u­men­tary explores the his­to­ry and artis­tic trau­ma sur­round­ing Andrzej Żuławski’s frag­ment­ed sci-fi mag­num opus.
Two young girls seated, one looking pensive and the other engrossed in an activity, with large leafy green plants in the background.
Festivals

A House Made of Splinters – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Pre­scient and deeply affect­ing Ukraine-set doc explor­ing the lives of chil­dren dis­placed by the coun­try’s 2014 invasion.
Two bearded men in glasses seated at a desk, with a colourful illustration of a character on the wall behind them.
Review

Long Live My Happy Head

by David Jenkins

Austen McCow­an and Will Hewitt’s warm­ly mov­ing por­trait of a lovestruck com­ic artist with an inop­er­a­ble brain tumour.

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4
In Retrospect
Aerial view of a dramatic horseshoe-shaped canyon with vibrant orange and turquoise colours.
Review

River

by Marina Ashioti

Not even Willem Dafoe’s nar­ra­tion can save this mean­der­ing doc­u­men­tary with tired colo­nial overtones.

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2
In Retrospect
Crowded street scene with large statue in the background, surrounded by a large number of protesters holding placards and banners.
Review

Rebellion

by Adam Solomons

This fly-on-the-wall doc­u­men­tary is a dicey, dis­ap­point­ing look at the incen­di­ary eco-rebels known as Extinc­tion Rebellion.

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In Retrospect