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Stylised comic-style illustration of 4 figures in red clothes with dark hair, one figure in the foreground with their back to the viewer.
Festivals

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist is an emotional look at a virtuosic director

by Kambole Campbell

Though light on the tech­nique, this doc­u­men­tary offers a fas­ci­nat­ing insight into the ani­mé icon’s world.
Large alien creature with sharp teeth and dark skin, holding a sign that says "Audio Stage".
Festivals

A new documentary about a DIY stage version of Alien is an absurd delight

by Kambole Campbell

Alien on Stage tells the sto­ry of a pan­tomime troupe’s hand-craft­ed trib­ute to Rid­ley Scott’s sci-fi classic.
Clasped hands resting on a person's abdomen, highlighted by warm lighting.
Review

Pray Away

by Emily Maskell

This dev­as­tat­ing doc­u­men­tary expos­es the shock­ing truth of one of the world’s largest gay con­ver­sion ther­a­py schemes.

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Two men in dark clothing peer through window frames made of white curtains.
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The Sparks Brothers

by Ed Gibbs

Edgar Wright’s trib­ute to two of his musi­cal heroes is an exhil­a­rat­ing look back over a unique pop career.

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Elderly, weathered hand gripping a green rope against a grunge background.
Festivals

Little Palestine (Diary of a Siege) – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Abdal­lah Al-Khatib’s extra­or­di­nary doc­u­men­tary cap­tures dai­ly life in the largest Pales­tin­ian refugee camp.
Black and white image of a volleyball match, with players jumping to spike the ball over the net while spectators watch from the stands.
Review

The Witches of the Orient

by Kambole Campbell

This riv­et­ing sports doc­u­men­tary tells the stranger-than-fic­tion sto­ry of the famed Japan­ese women’s vol­ley­ball team.

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Four young musicians performing on stage, two playing electric guitars and one playing a bass guitar, in a black and white image.
Festivals

The Velvet Underground – first-look review

by Michael Leader

Todd Haynes’ first doc­u­men­tary takes a thrilling, cau­tious­ly ambiva­lent look at the NY art-rock demigods.
An elderly man wearing a hat and blue jacket sits on the ground in a forest, petting a shaggy white and brown dog.
Review

The Truffle Hunters

by Jake Cunningham

This charm­ing doc­u­men­tary pays trib­ute to a group of elder­ly for­agers and their trust canine companions.

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Vibrant red and orange stage lighting; silhouette of a performer on stage.
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WITCH: We Intend to Cause Havoc

by Josh Slater-Williams

A charm­ing and insight­ful docu-jour­ney to redis­cov­er one of the great pio­neers of the ​‘Zam­rock’ movement.

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Three young men, one wearing a checkered cap, another with a beard, and the third with a 'Thug Life' hat, posing together against a background of graffiti and artwork.
Review

Last Man Standing

by Thomas Hobbs

Nick Broom­field rakes over the coals of the Big­gie vs 2Pac saga but doesn’t find any­thing par­tic­u­lar­ly new.

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