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'Bye Bye Tiberias' Review: Takes a Micro lens to a Macro Assault
In Bye Bye Tiberias, director Lina Soualem traces the lineage of her Palestinian female family members. Anchored around her mother,...
Barney Nuttall
Jul 25, 20243 min read


Be Not Afraid: The Slow Iniquity Of Oz Perkins’ ‘Longlegs’
Warning: the review below contains mild spoilers for Longlegs . “ You've got the teeth of the hydra upon you  / You're dirty, sweet, and...
Hannah Tang
Jul 24, 20244 min read


'Problemista' Review: Julio Torres' "Fairytale Of Failure"
Julio Torres’ surrealist comedy Problemista is a fairytale of failure that uses magical realism to tackle the experiences of migrants in...
Barney Nuttall
Jul 8, 20243 min read


‘Anhell69’ Review: A View To The Representational Forms Of The Future
Screened as part of Barbican Young Programmers’ Chronic Youth Film Festival, Anhell69 represents a changing tide in activist filmmaking,...
OisÃn McGilloway
Jun 11, 20243 min read


Identity, Transformation, and Achievement: Sundance London Returns For Its 2024 Edition
Ahead of its arrival at Central London screens in early June, Blake Simons dispatches this year's Sundance line-up and what we should...
Blake Simons
May 27, 20242 min read


'There’s Still Tomorrow' Review: A Remarkable Take On A Past That Reflects Our Present
On October 26, 2023, C’è ancora domani, or There’s Still Tomorrow in English, was released in theaters in Italy and quickly became a hit....
Marine Pellissier
May 21, 20244 min read


'Challengers' Review: Tennis Has Never Been This Sexy
Tennis has never been this sexy. Challengers, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, ducks and weaves through lusting gazes, homoerotic...
Barney Nuttall
May 13, 20243 min read


Chronic Youth Film Festival Presents Gregg Araki’s Nowhere + Discussion on Film Music
Outcast adolescents beneath the underdog take centre stage in Japanese-American director Gregg Araki’s youth-oriented films. Notorious...
Akane Hayashi
May 13, 20245 min read


In Conversation With Barbican's Chronic Youth Film Festival Young Programmers
Ahead of Barbican Cinema's annual Chronic Youth Film Festival, the festival that celebrates the work of the young programmers in this...
OisÃn McGilloway
May 13, 20249 min read


'La Chimera' Review: Josh O’Connor Looks For Lost Love In Rohrwacher’s Meditation On Loss
Watching Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera, I couldn’t help returning to D. H. Lawrence’s late-career lyric Bavarian Gentians. Written in the...
Anwesh Banerjee
May 6, 20245 min read
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