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The Darkness

Originally released as Dorcha (Gaelic for "dark"), writer-director Tharun Mohan had the confidence to submit his debut feature…

By Francis Nash
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Safer at Home

It's 2022, the fourth strain of the coronavirus has devastated the world, particularly the US. The opening scene…

By Emma Kiely
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The Bike Thief

British director Matt Chambers relocates the Italian classic Bicycle Thieves to present-day London in his feature debut The…

By Dan Meier
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Stowaway

Three years after their debut, director Joe Penna and his co-writer Ryan Morrison return with another straightforward survival…

By Francis Nash
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Aviva

Arthouse film Aviva relates the tale of a couple going through the ups and downs of a relationship.…

By Mersa Auda
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The Resort

A half-faced girl isn’t the only reason to avoid visiting the abandoned Hawaiian resort in writer-director Taylor Chien’s…

By Andrew Murray
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The Artist’s Wife

The line between genius and mentally unstable is a fine one. A creative mastermind can capture the world…

By Sean Gallen
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Rock Hill: Counter Histories

A landmark in civil rights history is paid due reverence in this documentary about the "Friendship Nine", a…

By Dan Meier
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The Virtuoso

Nick Stagliano’s new thriller The Virtuoso is marked not by virtuosity but vagueness, a picture so starkly featureless,…

By Dan Meier
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Here Are the Young Men

Bring together three of the most promising young actors of a generation and give them a substance-fuelled script…

By Guy Lambert