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Leading Lady

There are only a few works able to capture the passion, sweat and sheer effort that goes into…

By Isabelle Milton
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The Daughter

Theatre director Simon Stone makes his cinematic debut with a highly emotional drama dealing with long-buried secrets, family…

By Mersa Auda
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Regression

It’s been nearly 15 years since writer/director Alejandro Amenábar presented himself to Hollywood with The Others, a box…

By Stuart Boyland
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High-Rise

"Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog, Dr Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken…

By Natasha Furlong
LFF

Trumbo

Trumbo strikes the balance between entertainment and representation of a serious political issue with the skill we should…

By Melissa Hoban
LFF

Truman

A film about accepting and preparing for imminent death and the endurance of friendship, Truman, directed and co-written…

By Frances Lai
LFF

Red Leaves

Quiet, powerful and masterfully acted, Red Leaves tells the tale of Meseganio (Debebe Eshetu), an Ethiopian immigrant living…

By Natasha Furlong
LFF

Don’t Grow Up

The zombie genre, rather like it's namesake, is turning out to be rather difficult to kill. Happily, rather…

By Natasha Furlong
LFF

Mountains May Depart

At just over two hours long, Mountains May Depart is – on paper – a sprawling epic about…

By James Ager