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Review

Dahomey review – a blueprint for anti-colonialist action

by David Jenkins

Mati Diop offers a cre­ative and mov­ing guide to dis­cussing anti-colo­nial­ist action in her very fine fol­low-up to 2019’s Atlantics.

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Review

Atlantics

by David Jenkins

Mati Diop announces her­self as a major new tal­ent with this Goth­ic-tinged roman­tic mystery.

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Simon Killer

by David Jenkins

Bad things go down in the city of lights in Anto­nio Cam­pos’ chill­ing char­ac­ter study.

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