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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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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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6 Days

On 30th April 1980, London was shocked by the news that the Iranian Embassy in Kensington had been stormed…

By Guy Lambert
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Chez Nous (This Is Our Land)

These are troubling times. Donald Trump is president, Britain is leaving Europe, and right-wing groups around the world…

By Euan Franklin
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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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The Endless

It can sometimes be difficult for a film to achieve that engaging status and finessed look when the…

By Guy Lambert
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Jusqu’à La Garde (Custody)

In preparation for a divorce, deciding child custody is never easy. Pitting one parent against the other is…

By Euan Franklin
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Korparna (Ravens)

A moving meditation on the challenges of farm life in Sweden and a disturbing psychological exposé of how…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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Last Flag Flying

Richard Linklater loves to swim with his characters, and his movies always invite the viewer to the pool.…

By Euan Franklin
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Apostasy

We’ve all encountered them, through open doors that inevitably close. They’re seen as an irritation, something to disrupt…

By Euan Franklin