This was an interesting way to bring people from across the world into the reality of what it is to be in a city under siege.
Continue readingChronicles from the Siege (2026)
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Black God, White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol)(1964)
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What a crazy movie. If you know anything about Brazilian history, you will probably not feel quite as lost as I did.
Continue readingThe Cycle of Love (2025)
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Oh boy, I nearly skipped out of this early morning film but I’m so glad I didn’t. It was a real cup filler.
Continue readingThe Oligarch and the Art Dealer (2026)
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There is no schadenfreude like watching the uber wealthy cause trouble for each other.
Continue readingThe Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
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This is not The Man with the Golden Gun. I think in the back of my brain I thought that’s what I was booking, a James Bond film.
Continue readingRose of Nevada (2025)
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I haven’t seen a Mark Jenkin film before (Enys Men (2022), Bait (2019)) and so I wasn’t quite prepared for the lo-fi Bolex camera vibes of Rose of Nevada.
Continue readingSaló, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
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Pier Paolo Pasolini’s infamous film is one of those that looms large in film studies class. Like L’Age d’Or (1930) and Un Chien Andalou (1929), this was talked about as the most depraved film ever made. The one that couldn’t be shown in so many countries.
Continue readingDJ Ahmet (2025)
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This is one of those lovely, quirky films about a country you probably don’t know much about that balances humour with some serious themes.
Continue readingBeast of War (2025)
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Once Upon a Time in Gaza (2025)
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This is a wry and diverting film within a film story, as if set within our daily newsfeeds.
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