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Ray & Liz

Richard Billingham takes his art into the cinema with Ray & Liz, a surreal portrait of his parents,…

By Joseph Owen
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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

This feels like the film Wim Wenders wanted to make. That the Vatican commissioned it appears incidental, as the director…

By Joseph Owen
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I Can Only Imagine

Praise be! Hallelujah! Another faith-based movie about how Christianity can save one’s soul via forgiveness and love of…

By Euan Franklin
Movie

Sgt Stubby: An Unlikely Hero

Sgt Stubby: An Unlikely Hero is a heartfelt, action-packed family movie that has the heart and maturity to…

By Laura Boyle
Movie

The Domestics

In a near-future post-apocalyptic world overrun by warring gang factions, director and writer Mike P Nelson’s The Domestics…

By Andrew Murray
Movie

The Negotiator

Political thrillers are always a tricky sell. The viewer is often thrown into a different country, with a…

By Euan Franklin
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Genesis (Genèse)

This a stunning dual study of adolescent love, both reciprocated and unrequited. Philippe Lesage has produced a timeworn…

By Joseph Owen
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Immersed Family (Familia sumergida)

Woozy, beguiling, tactile, Immersed Family (Familia sumergida) is a sumptuous, disquieting film from María Alché. It’s perhaps cheap to compare it…

By Joseph Owen
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Young and Alive (L’Époque)

Young and Alive is a peculiarly exhilarating, acutely painful document of today’s Parisian youth, filmed over three years…

By Joseph Owen