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In Praise Of

Angels & Demons: In Praise of Ken Russell's The Devils

by Marina Ashioti

For the hunchback, the martyr, the heretic and the rebel, blasphemy has always been a powerful means for creative rebellion.
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Scene Report

Inside this year’s London Palestine Film Festival

by Sophia Abdul Sater

Nearly three decades since its inception, the London Palestine Film Festival returns to the city, telling stories that span from Gaza and Jenin to Beirut and North America.
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Review

Being Heumann review – a feelgood nineties style throwback of inevitable triumph over adversity

by David Jenkins

This colourful profile of disability rights activist Judy Heumann stacks too many chips on a charismatic lead performance by Ruth Madeley.

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3
In Retrospect
Review

Fjord review – absolute trash

by David Jenkins

Cristian Mungiu takes a mad pop at the Norwegian child services system in this dour, misfired moral drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve.

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In Retrospect
Cynthia Erivo in Prima Facie
Review

Prima Facie review – falters despite best intentions

by Laura Venning

The lauded one-woman play receives a big screen adaptation with Cynthia Erivo at the centre, but fails to command the same gravitas as the source material.

2
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2
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Women on the Sidelines: Offside at 20

by Scarlett Clarke

Jafar Panahi’s daring political comedy – filmed during a real football match – shone a light on gender inequality in Iran. Two decades later, it remains bleakly relevant. 
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In Praise Of

The colour of confinement in Raise the Red Lantern

by Angel Sun

Zhang Yimou’s 1996 drama utilises a spectrum of colours to reflect the domestic prison that a young woman finds herself in.
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Long Read

TikTok Cinema: Inside AI Microdramas

by Yalda Kesh

As AI-generated dramas flood our screens, what does their extraordinary rise reveal about the future of storytelling and our insatiable appetite for content? 
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In Conversation

John Malkovich: ‘Good comedy is based on pain‘

by David Jenkins

The acting legend on channeling decades of personal passions into the role of a melancholy hitman in Wild Horse Nine.
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In Conversation

Sam Rockwell: ‘Really good actors are terrible liars‘

by Leila Latif

An alumnus of Martin McDonagh’s stage and screen work picks apart one of his funniest and most heartbreaking turns.

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