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‘Alam’: Cairo Review 6i3o1o

2022-11-18T09:00:00Z 4o5h4w

A Palestinian-Israeli teenager struggles to shake off the weight of history in Firas Khoury’s feature debut

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‘I Don’t Want To Be Dust’: Cairo Review 4s555g

2022-11-16T13:00:00Z

An older woman confronts the end of the world in Ivan Lowenberg’s second feature

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‘Far From The Nile’: Cairo Review 4c4q1j

2022-11-15T12:02:00Z

Sherief Elkatsha captures the harmonious sound of The Nile Project, a musical collaborative of 11 African countries

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‘All You See’: IDFA Review 96b1x

2022-11-10T13:45:00Z

IDFA opens with a Dutch debut which speaks eloquently about what it’s like to never be truly at home

Features

50 films to watch this awards season: 2023 edition 5b1ph

2022-10-25T12:59:00Z

Screen presents its essential guide to the titles likely to dominate conversation across the key categories.

Comment

Comment: Edinburgh’s collapse shows why a long-term strategy is vital - and no festival is safe t1d4z

2022-10-24T12:22:00Z

The demise of Scotland’s leading cinemagoing body, the CMI, taking with it a festival and two cinemas, tells us good governance matters. 

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‘She Said’: London Review 3a25

2022-10-14T12:19:00Z

Maria Schrader deftly brings Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s Weinstein investigation to the screen

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‘Pretty Red Dress’: London Review 6wy4l

2022-10-10T12:30:00Z

An ex-con explores his true self in Dionne Edwards’ exhilarating feature debut

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Awards race comes into sharp focus as the dust settles on Venice and Toronto 1s3o15

2022-09-21T08:56:00Z

With just a few high-profile releases left to come, some sure-fire contenders for best picture have made their presence felt.

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‘Forever’: San Sebastian Review 4a6kk

2022-09-17T15:39:00Z

A family in South Jutland reels after the loss of a beloved son and brother in Frelle Petersen’s drama

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‘Prison 77’: San Sebastian Review 4v563l

2022-09-16T11:40:00Z

Alberto Rodriguez opens San Sebastian with a brutal 1970s-set Spanish prison drama

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‘Ticket To Paradise’: Review 5m1fx

2022-09-14T19:00:00Z

George Clooney and Julia Roberts try their hand at an old-fashioned studio romcom for Universal

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‘All Quiet On The Western Front’: Toronto Review 1n3f2o

2022-09-12T22:30:00Z

Edward Berger explores the enduring horrors of war in his adpatation of the classic WWI novel

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‘Empire Of Light’: Toronto Review 662743

2022-09-12T15:30:00Z

Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward shine in Sam Mendes’ sentimental ode to the power of cinema

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‘Causeway’: Toronto Review r4j5f

2022-09-11T16:32:00Z

Jennifer Lawrence returns to the big screen with a small, deliberate story

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‘Blonde’: Venice Review 393m2r

2022-09-08T17:01:00Z

Andrew Dominik’s adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ fictional novel paints a voyeuristic portrait of Marilyn Monroe

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‘The Eternal Daughter’: Venice Review 532m10

2022-09-06T14:45:00Z

Joanna Hogg and Tilda Swinton reteam for another resonant, personal work

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‘Other People’s Children’: Venice Review 5u436g

2022-09-04T15:00:00Z

Rebecca Zlotowski draws from her own life for this portrait of a woman at the crossroads

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‘Argentina, 1985’: Venice Review 6hr1s

2022-09-03T16:45:00Z

Ricardo Darin gives an awards-worthy performance in Santiago Mitre’s rousing real-life courtroom thriller

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‘Monica’: Venice Review 2p403n

2022-09-03T14:15:00Z

Trace Lysette shines in this quietly thoughtful drama about a trans woman visiting her dying mother