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Review

The Disappearance of Shere Hite – a profile doc with hidden depths

by David Jenkins

The life of the idio­syn­crat­ic US sex­ol­o­gist is par­layed into a sto­ry of rank misog­y­ny and vio­lent moral conservatism.

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Scala!!! review – an exhaustive and lively document of a cult scene

by David Jenkins

An affec­tion­ate new doc­u­men­tary cel­e­brates one of Lon­don’s most beloved cin­e­ma insti­tu­tions and the patrons who made it mythological.

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Anselm review – a perfect combination of director and subject

by David Jenkins

Wim Wen­ders’ luxe 3D por­trait of the flame-throw­er wield­ing con­cep­tu­al artist Anselm Kiefer is a dreamy delight.

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Incoming

Filmmakers withdraw their work from IDFA amid response to Palestine conflict

by Hannah Strong

Fol­low­ing a pro-Pales­tine protest at the start of this year’s Inter­na­tion­al Doc­u­men­tary Fes­ti­val Ams­ter­dam, con­flict between the Israeli and Pales­tin­ian film com­mu­ni­ties has prompt­ed numer­ous film­mak­ers to with­draw projects from the festival.
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Review

The Eternal Memory – Intimate, meandering doc

by David Jenkins

A sen­ti­men­tal docu-por­trait of a Chilean jour­nal­ist, famed for his report­ing on Pinochet’s atroc­i­ties, whose own mem­o­ry is leav­ing him.

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Review

On the Adamant review – A hushed, humanistic, prize-winning doc

by David Jenkins

French doc­u­men­tar­i­an Nico­las Philib­ert returns with a gen­tle, deeply mov­ing chron­i­cle of a float­ing hos­pi­tal in Paris.

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Review

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed review – gossipy, entertaining look at a mythological man

by Patrick Sproull

Stephen Kijak speaks to Rock Hud­son’s friends and lovers to build a lov­ing – but per­haps a lit­tle one-note – por­trait of a Hol­ly­wood star.

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Review

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood review – one to reflect on in the bath

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Anna Hint’s inti­mate, drowsy doc­u­men­tary observes a group of women cleans­ing their bod­ies and shar­ing secrets in a tra­di­tion­al smoke sauna.

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Festivals

Celluloid Underground – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This fas­ci­nat­ing and melan­choly doc­u­men­tary sees an Iran­ian exile in Lon­don look­ing back to the stranger-than-fic­tion roots of his for­ma­tive cinephelia.
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Review

20 Days in Mariupol review – brave piece of frontline journalism

by Marina Ashioti

Ukrain­ian Asso­ci­at­ed Press jour­nal­ist Mstyslav Cher­nov chron­i­cles the the inva­sion of the port city of Mariupol.

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