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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You marks Mary Bronstein’s long-awaited return after her 2008 mumblecore debut Yeast,…

By Christina Yang
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The Testament of Ann Lee

Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee undertakes the daunting task of dramatising the life of the Shakers’ visionary founder.…

By Christina Yang
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The Secret Agent

In 1970s Brazil, there are sharks in the water – in more ways than one. On a beach…

By Selina Sondermann
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Cold Storage

There’s a decidedly retro feel to Cold Storage, Jonny Campbell’s first film in two decades. The director’s previous…

By Antonia Georgiou
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Crime 101

The 101 freeway is one of the beating hearts of California’s highway network, but for Davis (Chris Hemsworth),…

By Guy Lambert
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2,000 Metres to Andriivka

For those of us fortunate enough never to have entered a warzone, there are primary reference points to…

By Thomas Messner
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“Wuthering Heights”

A man gasps for air. He moans, grunts. Is he pleasuring himself? Gotcha! He is being hanged in…

By Constance Ayrton
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GOAT

It’s a curious thing to watch Pixar become the old guard, but when it comes to just what…

By Thomas Messner
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Little Amélie

Adapted from Belgian author Amélie Nothomb’s autobiographical novella The Character of Rain, Little Amélie is a spellbinding and…

By Andrew Murray
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The President’s Cake

Nine-year-old Lamia (Banin Ahmad Nayef) lives with her elderly grandmother (Waheed Thabet Khreibat) in a remote village in…

By Andrew Murray