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This psychological thriller compellingly portrays the reality of toxic relationships and doesn’t let up from start to end. Continue reading
The Invisible Man (2020)
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Greener Grass (2019)
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What a delight this wacky film is, steeped in saturated pastels and sharp, contemporary satire. Continue reading
Dudes (1987)
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The 80s weren’t a great time for female characters in teen cinema. Continue reading
The Juniper Tree (1990)
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A black and white oddity, this restored copy of the 1990 film by American Nietzchka Keene is known primarily as singer Björk’s first feature film. Continue reading
Sword of Trust (2019)
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Lynn Shelton knows how to tell a good story. I loved Hump Day (2009) and Your Sister’s Sister (2011) and, like them, Sword of Trust is full of wry humour, great characters and cracking dialogue. Continue reading
What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? (2018)
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Documentaries like this one aren’t an easy ride. You are dropped into the middle of a cluster of stories with no context, narration nor exposition to help you understand where you are. You have to have the patience to sit back and let the stories unfurl and the characters to worm their way into your heart. Continue reading
Swallow (2019)
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Like God Exists, Her Name is Petruniya, this is a stylish and absorbing tale of a sheep becoming a wolf. Continue reading
