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A Prayer Before Dawn
While the worlds of boxing and prison have separately – and repeatedly – been mined for good cinematic…
By Sam GrayLondon
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One Thousand Ropes
Redemption. How much good must one person do to be absolved from their past? That is the lingering…
By Lindsay Bellinger
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The Shape of Water
Of the "big three" Mexican directors, Guillermo del Toro is the one who stood out as the most…
By Filippo L'Astorina
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The Lovers
Love is strange. Love is complicated. Love is ridiculous. Azazel Jacobs’s latest film gives a plentiful serving of…
By Euan Franklin
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Veronica
Based on a true story – inspired by a police report – Paco Plaza’s Veronica is not yet another…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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The Cured
Zombies are clearly popular monsters for horror writers and the question is how many variations are there on…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Small Town Crime
A classic story about a boozing ex-cop on a mission to solve a murder, Small Town Crime, directed…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Bad Genius
If you had one of the highest IQs in the country, would you use it for the benefit…
By Guy Lambert
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I Am Not a Witch
Rungano Nyoni’s I Am Not a Witch is part satire but also a fascinating kind of surreal docu-fiction…
By Catherine Sedgwick
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Angels Wear White
The problems girls and women face, the real problems, aren’t covered enough in modern cinema. It’s disheartening to…
By Euan Franklin