Incoming: True Story
When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Long – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his reporting job morphs into an unforgettable game of…
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EIFF Review: Turbo Kid
The year 1997. The apocalypse has already happened and those left struggle to survive in a harsh climate where commerce and existence is dominated by the ownership of water. It’s…
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Incoming: Dear White People
follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over a popular “African American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue…
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Film Review: The Reunion
I for one will never go to a school or class reunion. The whole concept of meeting up with people you never liked enough to keep in touch with and…
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Blu-ray Review: 3 Women
Robert Altman got inspiration for 3 Women from a dream and the film itself has a dreamlike quality, feeling slightly otherworldly and obtuse. Having built up fearsome reputation as one…
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Incoming: Love and Mercy
Love and Mercy presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era-defining catalogue of Wilson’s music, the film…
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Incoming: Touch of Evil
In a seething Mexican-American bordertown, narcotics agent Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) clashes with detective Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles) – a local hero despite his dubious intuitions and bloated bigotry –…
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Sheff Doc/Fest Review: Leaving Africa
Africa is a very conservative continent. Outside of South Africa, traditional values and beliefs tend to hold a grip on the populous. Uganda is no exception. Outdated gender roles and…
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Film Review: P’tit Quinquin
Bleak, beautiful and unrelenting are three words which aptly sum-up Bruno Dumont’s career to date. A succession of rural dramas where humanity bends its knee to God and beauty and…
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Incoming: Song of the Sea
Song of the Sea tells the story of Ben and his little sister Saoirse – the last Seal-child – who embark on a fantastic journey across a fading world of…
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