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Large satellite dishes and several men in traditional Afghan clothing standing in a barren outdoor setting.
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Hollywoodgate review – a fascinating, chilling, if limited study

by David Jenkins

An aban­doned CIA base in Kab­ul becomes a play­ground for the resur­gent Tal­iban in Ibrahim Nash’at’s intrigu­ing piece of doc­u­men­tary reportage.

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Two men talking by the ocean, one wearing a green jacket and the other a blue plaid shirt and cap.
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blur: To The End review – flails for a sense of narrative closure

by Callie Petch

The lat­est doc­u­men­tary about the Brit­pop come­back kings sad­ly does­n’t reveal much that we did­n’t already know from pre­vi­ous film outings.

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Two individuals, a man wearing sunglasses and a boy with a ruffled collar, in an indoor setting.
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Orlando, My Political Biography review – a dive into the collective trans consciousness

by Esmé Holden

Span­ish philoso­pher Paul B Pre­ci­a­do makes his fea­ture doc­u­men­tary debut with an inno­v­a­tive homage to Vir­ginia Woolf’s sem­i­nal 1928 novel.

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Two women standing on a balcony overlooking a cityscape, one wearing a dark blue top and the other wearing a black top.
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Bye Bye Tiberias review – gets under your skin and stays there

by Rógan Graham

Lina Soualem’s poignant new doc­u­men­tary traces the sto­ries of four gen­er­a­tions of Pales­tin­ian women in her family.

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A person with pink hair making a silly face while holding a hamburger, wearing a T-shirt with cartoon images.
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Fantastic Machine review – there’s way too much going on here

by Savina Petkova

Max­im­i­lien Van Aertryck and Axel Daniel­son set out to inves­ti­gate the impli­ca­tions of the cam­era, from its inven­tion to the present day, with mixed results.

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Greyscale portrait of an elderly man wearing glasses, with a serious expression.
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Opus review – gorgeous document of a supreme artist

by Xuanlin Tham

Neo Sora cre­ates a beau­ti­ful por­trait of his late father, filmed just before he passed away from can­cer in 2023.

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Cartoon interior of a cluttered room with a smiling ghost-like character reading a newspaper, surrounded by household items and furniture.
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Robot Dreams review – a wordless wonder

by Michael Leader

A dog cre­ates a robot friend for him­self in Pablo Berg­er’s intri­cate, amaz­ing silent animation.

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Three women in intimate, relaxed poses on a bed. Warm tones, dark hair, clothing in polka dot and red patterns.
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Four Daughters review – successfully bypasses the traps of the gratuitous

by Rafa Sales Ross

The lat­est doc­u­men­tary from Tunisian direc­tor Kaouther Ben Hania cen­ters a quar­tet of young women whose lives are changed for­ev­er when two of them join ISIS.

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Cluttered suburban garden with children's toys, old car, and small wooden shed.
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Occupied City review – a staggeringly ambitious feat of emotional stamina

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steven McQueen pro­vides a haunt­ing exam­i­na­tion of Ams­ter­dam under Nazi occu­pa­tion in con­trast to its present in his doc­u­men­tary adapt­ed from Bian­ca Stigter’s book of the same name.

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Intense flames erupting from rocky surface, a person in the foreground viewing the scene.
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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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