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Equity

There couldn't be a more timely topic than the role of women in male-dominated areas of work, not…

By Sam Gray
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Blinky Bill the Movie

The children-focused cultural export that is the young and happy-go-lucky koala Blinky Bill enters the realm of the…

By Eoin Hanlon
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Cosmos

Any discussion of Cosmos immediately has to acknowledge that it's the final work of a most uncompromising cinematic…

By Edward Till
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Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

The ninth in the series of the Asterix animated features, derived from the original comic book by Rene Goscinny…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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War Dogs

In 2007, the Bush administration was struggling to prop up democratic regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan amidst ongoing…

By Thomas Davidson
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400 Days

The intense solitude of space, along with its propensity towards life-threatening disaster, has made it a natural breeding…

By Sam Gray
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Swallows and Amazons

While perfect for children, Philippa Lowthorpe's revised version of Ransome's classic family tale is a joy for adults…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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Tickled

Throughout Tickled it's impossible to know whether to laugh or gasp. The opening scenes begin to portray the comical…

By Hannah Staunton
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Behemoth

Named after the biblical creature residing in the mountains, Chinese director Zhao Liang’s documentary film is a quiet…

By Mersa Auda
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The Childhood of a Leader

What a difference 12 years can make. Since managing to escape from the wreckage of 2004’s disastrous big…

By Charles Reston