Reviews

Orwell 2+2=5 review – Orwell for Dummies
Two Prosecutors review – a quaint variation on a story told many times before
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come review – here comes the bride...again
Dead Man’s Wire review – watchable, but struggles to justify its existence
Abode review – a mixed bag selection of home-themed shorts
The Good Boy review – needs a tighter leash

Features

Sheep, grief and beats: The big-hearted DJ Ahmet
Help to save one of the UK’s oldest cinemas
Fallen Star: In Praise of The Man Who Fell To Earth
Michael Shannon's Big Year
Forbidden Fruits – first-look review
Greetings Earthlings: The tactile joy of puppets in space

Talent Alpha Oumar Sow

Person in dark jacket and beanie looking upward on city street at night, with blue neon lights and blurred figures in background.

Souleymane’s Story review – a sobering work of social realism

by Marina Ashioti

Abou Sangaré delivers a magnificent performance as the Guinean man preparing to face the French bureaucratic maze in in Boris Lojkine’s propulsive drama.

Anticipation

Enjoyment

In Retrospect

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Orwell 2+2=5 review – Orwell for Dummies

Two Prosecutors review – a quaint variation on a story told many times before

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come review – here comes the bride...again

Dead Man’s Wire review – watchable, but struggles to justify its existence

Abode review – a mixed bag selection of home-themed shorts

The Good Boy review – needs a tighter leash

Sheep, grief and beats: The big-hearted DJ Ahmet

Help to save one of the UK’s oldest cinemas

Fallen Star: In Praise of The Man Who Fell To Earth

Michael Shannon's Big Year

Forbidden Fruits – first-look review

Greetings Earthlings: The tactile joy of puppets in space

Souleymane’s Story review – a sobering work of social realism