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LFF Review: Never Gonna Snow Again

Whilst Polish cinema has always been surprisingly fertile, it’s witnessing somewhat of a renaissance at the moment. Historically, the likes of Kieślowski, Wajda, Munk and Żuławski have created some of…

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LFF Review: I am Samuel

If you’re gay and out in most places in the world you’re likely to face some level of prejudice and/or discrimination on a daily basis. However, whilst it’s all highly…

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LFF Review: Chess of the Wind

Given the turbulent political and social situation that has dogged Iran’s modern history, it’s in many ways surprising that their cinema is so good. Despite operating under a number of…

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Nightstream Review: Anything For Jackson

There’s seems to be nothing genre filmmakers love more than a good seance. Whether this meeting is a centrepiece or merely just an aside in a film, the possibly of…

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LFF Review: 180° Rule

For many women who live in Islamic countries, their movements are under the control of the dominant male in their lives. Whether that’s a husband, father or brother. Regardless of…

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LFF Review: The Reason I Jump

For many of us, it can often be a struggle to communicate precisely what we’re trying to say. Whether that’s due to a lack of self-confidence, a speech impediment, lacking…

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Nightstream Review: Bloody Hell

As the saying goes, you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. Normally, it tends to work out ok, but sometimes not so much. Whilst blood might…

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Grimmfest Review: Ropes

They say that dog is man’s best friend and in most cases that is undeniably true. Your favourite pooch can be a friend for life. A trusted companion. One who…

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LFF Review: The Painter and The Thief

As Mark Twain once opined, “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” As current events are demonstrating all too…

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LFF Review: Honeymood

Marriage is a contract full of rituals, many of which have been passed down through countless generations. If you have a religious wedding, the customs and practices you undertake can…

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