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A man standing shirtless in a kitchen, cooking on a stove.
Review

Minyan

by Rafa Sales Ross

Eric Steele ven­tures into nar­ra­tive film­mak­ing with a lack­lus­tre adap­ta­tion of David Bez­mozgis’ queer com­ing-of-age story.

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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Shirtless person seated on sandy riverbank, surrounded by lush vegetation.
Review

El Father Plays Himself

by Matt Turner

This rich meta-doc­u­men­tary fol­lows a father and son on a deeply per­son­al film­mak­ing jour­ney into the Ama­zon jungle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person in a dark suit standing in a room with various electronic devices, including a television displaying a flickering image.
Festivals

The Souvenir Part II – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Joan­na Hogg’s fol­low-up to her 2019 mas­ter­piece is an immac­u­late study of grief and filmmaking.
Woman in a floral dress holding a bouquet, walking with a young boy on a tree-lined street.
Review

Rare Beasts

by David Jenkins

This provoca­tive, heart-on-sleeve roman­tic dra­ma from Bil­lie Piper marks the arrival of a seri­ous film­mak­ing talent.

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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a person wearing a black balaclava, revealing only their eyes.
In Praise Of

Why I love Maggie Cheung’s performance in Irma Vep

by Sabrina Cooper

Her role blurs the line between real life and fic­tion in Olivi­er Assayas’ love let­ter to the actress and filmmaking.
Soldier in military uniform and helmet stands in a desert landscape with a helicopter in the background.
Review

Cherry

by Adam Woodward

Tom Holland’s junkie GI goes to hell and back in the Rus­so broth­ers’ failed attempt at seri­ous filmmaking.

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2
In Retrospect
Two young men engaged in a physical altercation in a wooded setting. The image shows one man grabbing the other man's arm forcefully.
Home Ents

The action-horror hybrid that took Asia Extreme to a whole new level

by James Balmont

Ryûhei Kitamura’s fre­net­ic, crazi­ly-ambi­tious cult favourite is low-brow film­mak­ing at its mind-bog­gling best.
Image shows text saying "Photographed in Technicolor" with the Technicolor Director listed as "Natalie Kalmus" and the Associate listed as "Richard Mueller".

The Technicolor couple who changed the look of cinema

by Kristina Murkett

Dur­ing the 1930s and ​’40s, Her­bert and Natal­ie Kalmus rev­o­lu­tionised the art and busi­ness of Hol­ly­wood filmmaking.
Film strip of multiple portraits in warm tones, partially obscured by a face in shadow.
LWLies Magazine

LWLies 87: The Mank issue – On sale now!

by David Jenkins

David Finch­er makes a spec­tac­u­lar return to fea­ture film­mak­ing with this melan­choly mono­chrome marvel.
Dilapidated building with balconies against a blue sky with some birds flying.
Beginnings

Beginnings: Derek Jarman’s Bankside

by Adam Scovell

Vis­it­ing the site near South­wark Bridge in Lon­don where the late artist’s film­mak­ing career began.