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F*ck for Forest

The best documentaries find fascinating, obscure, and incredible tales of life, and open a window onto the strange,…

By Amber Bryce
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All Stars

Cashing in on the craze for youth-orientated dance films, director Ben Gregor’s first feature All Stars takes street…

By Nichola Daunton
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Beware of Mr Baker

Beware of Mr Baker is a biopic of the drummer Ginger Baker, best known for his success with…

By Melanie Weaver
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Olympus Has Fallen

Die Hard is back. (Sort of). Only months after the franchise’s latest instalment, Olympus Has Fallen takes up…

By Nichola Daunton
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Our Children

Based on disturbing true events, Our Children (originally titled À perdre la raison - “to lose reason”) marks…

By Victoria Sanz-Henry
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The Look of Love

The Look of Love is in many ways much like 24 Hour Party People, Winterbottom and Coogan’s first…

By Aydan Savaskan
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Evil Dead

How many times will directors be able to get away with filming a horror movie in a dilapidated,…

By Jennifer Atkinson
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Byzantium

For quite some time our cultural imagination has been attracted to fantasy, filling entertainment with cravings for zombies…

By Daniel Engelke
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Bula Quo

There have been some indisputably great rock ‘n’ roll films over the years: Wayne’s World, Rock ‘n’ Roll…

By Aydan Savaskan
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Rebellion (L’Ordre et la Morale)

Unrelentingly tense, Rebellion (original title, L’Ordre et la Morale) portrays the sombre consequences of mixing politics with warfare.…

By Jennifer Atkinson