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Step

When a film is aptly titled Step, it is probably best to know the foundations of the movie's…

By Guy Lambert
Play

Boom at Theatre 503

Theatre 503’s Boom arrives with a thud in Battersea, a swirling mess of ideas undercooked and lost in…

By Jonathan Mahon-Heap
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Annabelle: Creation 

David Sandberg’s prequel to Annabelle (2014) – as well as being loosely based on James Wan’s The Conjuring…

By The editorial unit
Film festivals

Charleston

Romanian cinema has recently had its Renaissance period, with new wave directors such as Cristi Puiu and Cristian…

By Joseph Owen
Film festivals

Chien (Dog)

A bizarre, confounding film, Chien is the highlight of Locarno so far. This is a modern-day Metamorphosis –…

By Joseph Owen
Film festivals

As Boas Maneiras (Good Manners)

Childbirth must be painful, and Good Manners contains a quite dramatic, graphic metaphor for the anguish of a…

By Joseph Owen
Movie

Pawn Sacrifice 

Edward Zwick’s Pawn Sacrifice tells the story of iconic American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) and his…

By The editorial unit