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The Wedding Ringer

The Wedding Ringer can’t seem to make up its mind about what kind of movie it wants to…

By Mahmud El Shafey
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Pelo Malo

Pelo Malo, a Latin American phrase meaning “bad hair” with social and racial connotations, is the title of…

By ME Oren
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Predestination

Visceral and sometimes downright disturbing, Predestination is the latest offering from the Spierig Brothers. It tells the life story…

By Leo West
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Kill the Messenger

The rogue, crusading journalist has been a likeable protagonist in the thriller movie genre – some films depicting real…

By Tim Mead
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Amour Fou

Heinrich Von Kleist is a man with a plan. Rather than sharing his life with someone, Von Kleist…

By Tina Squatley-Thrust
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Down Dog

At its best, film comedy can be a vital medium capable of making the exploration of meaningful issues…

By Stuart Boyland
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Still Life

Even though he is a descendent of legendary filmmaker Luchino Visconti, director Uberto Pasolini doesn’t come from the…

By Filippo L'Astorina
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Dear White People

Is a bloods and crypts "black face" party ironic, a lampooning of suburbanite voyeurism in an age of  …

By Mark Warburton
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White Bird in a Blizzard

The appeal of Gregg Araki’s work – be it the pessimistic queer Teenage Apocalypse trilogy, the unflinchingly bleak Mysterious…

By Matthew Lee
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Kingsman: The Secret Service

Reviving the dying genre of the original spy film, Matthew Vaughn gives us a refreshingly funny piece, based…

By Lyubomira Kirilova