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2073
Asif Kapadia’s new docufiction 2073 aims to lull us into a false sense of security at its start.…
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Published articles
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Grand Theft Hamlet
Surprisingly, the most delightful thing about Grand Theft Hamlet – a film not short on amusements – is…
By Thomas Messner
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The Piano Lesson
Boy Willie Charles is both a troublemaker and smooth talker, a braggart kept afloat on waves of self-belief…
By Thomas Messner
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The End
Were a man to find himself one of the last humans left standing on a ravaged earth, surely…
By Thomas Messner
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Blitz
A young boy torn from his mother by urban warfare, setting off on a harrowing journey through a…
By Thomas Messner
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Good One
At 17, it’s already readily apparent that the adults in your life are more fragile than perhaps you…
By Thomas Messner
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Nickel Boys
To truly have walked in another man’s shoes, is it better to have seen his life reflected in…
By Thomas Messner
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All of You
It’s hard to root against a romantic drama. No matter how tried and true (or daft) the formula,…
By Thomas Messner
Play
House at Barbican Theatre
Adapting his own decades-spanning documentary trilogy, director Amos Gitai and La Colline-theatre national’s production effectively enhances the intimacy…
By Thomas Messner
Movie
My Old Ass
Were you to come face to face with your older self, the harrowing possibilities seem endless (and tellingly,…
By Thomas Messner