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Erase and Forget

James Gordon "Bo" Gritz cuts an unassuming figure, although this impression evaporates the moment he opens his mouth.…

By Oliver Johnston
Cannes

A Prayer Before Dawn

While the worlds of boxing and prison have separately – and repeatedly – been mined for good cinematic…

By Sam Gray
LFF

One Thousand Ropes

Redemption. How much good must one person do to be absolved from their past? That is the lingering…

By Lindsay Bellinger
Movie

Double Date

For those who like gore, Benjamin Barfoot’s Double Date fits the bill; if you’re squeamish, the fact that…

By Catherine Sedgwick
Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The new spin off to the Lego Movie franchise is set in a fictional place in what looks…

By Selina Begum
LFF

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
Movie

Loving Vincent

It would be difficult to make an unaffecting film about Vincent van Gogh – the figure of an…

By Vicky Munro
Movie

6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

6 Below tells the story of former hockey player Eric LeMarque (Josh Hartnett) and his struggle not only…

By Samuel Estebanez
Movie

School Life

School Life, directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane, is a perfectly sweet film but, given the…

By Vicky Munro