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Closet Monster
Brimming with personality, wonderfully odd and idiosyncratic, it’s truly hard to believe that Closet Monster is the debut…
By Harriet Clugstonreview
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Dheepan
Sri Lanka. Three strangers pose as a family in order to obtain fake passports and emigrate to France:…
By Nina Hudson
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The Measure of a Man
The latest work from French director Stephane Brize and winning its lead, Vincent Lindon, best actor at Cannes,…
By Natasha Furlong
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Trois Souvenirs de ma Jeunesse (My Golden Days)
As anthropologist Paul Dédalus (Mathieu Amalric) prepares for his return to Paris after years posted in Tajikistan, he…
By Lyubomira Kirilova
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Carol
Carol, directed by Todd Haynes and based on Particia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt, is set in…
By Nina Hudson
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Le Tout Nouveau Testament (The Brand New Testament)
So, does God exist? Jaco Van Dormael’s Le Tout Nouveau Testament (The Brand New Testament) puts a rather…
By Nina Hudson
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Las Elegidas (The Chosen Ones)
David Pablos’ second film Las Elegidas opens with intimate scenes from the Tijuana-set love story between 14-year-old Sofía (Nancy…
By Christian Herschmann
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McFarland
Kevin Costner stars in director Niki Caro’s (Whale Rider) sports drama McFarland, USA, which tells the true story…
By Harriet Clugston
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Parabellum
These days, it’s common for independent cinema to deliberately play enigmatic in an effort to assert superiority over…
By James Ager
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Krisha
Krisha opens with its eponymous lead (Krisha Fairchild, director Trey Edward Shults' real-life aunt) giving us her best…
By Natasha Furlong