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The Orwells at Scala

A lot can be revealed by the outfit a frontman chooses to wear to a gig, but even…

By The editorial unit
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The Love Witch

At a glance, with its bold sixties-style wardrobe, garish retro set dressing and deadpan acting, viewers probably wouldn’t…

By Jo Rogers
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Uncertain

Located on the shore of the Caddo Lake, Uncertain is a small town on the Texas-Louisiana border. Its…

By Mark Mukasa
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Elle

Films don’t come more brazen than Elle, Paul Verhoeven’s corrosive, thrilling, and very funny attempt at tackling rape…

By Sam Gray
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The Chamber

The Chamber is director Ben Parker’s debut feature and it’s a very promising preview of what he might…

By Mersa Auda
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Dancer

Ballet is difficult to perfect, tortuous to practise and beautiful to watch, and the skill and sacrifice required…

By Tarn Rodgers Johns
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Catfight

Catfight is a dark comedy starring Anne Heche and Sandra Oh as vindictive arch-enemies who lock horns in…

By Jennifer Sanin
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The Creeping Garden

Whoever said that films about creepy crawlies weren’t educational clearly has missed out on this scientific feature-length documentary…

By Bill Kacir