Marley Morrison British seaside holiday film ‘Sweetheart’, featuring the debuting Nell Barlow, is a nuanced exploration of sexuality and a modern twist in the realm of British film. Leoni Horton reviews.
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Is Matt DeHart a liberating whistleblower in possession of incriminating evidence against the US government or just trying to escape prosecution for heinous crimes? ‘Enemies of the State’ explores, Jack Cameron reviews.
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Mads Mikkelsen stars in the latest black comedy from Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen, ‘Riders of Justice’, a movie about probability. Jack Cameron reviews.
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Tahar Rahim steals the show in the star-studded court drama ‘The Mauritanian’, about a man incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay following the 9/11 attacks. Jack Cameron reviews.
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Marianne Elliott-Said, aka punk pioneer Poly Styrene of the X-Ray Spex, is the subject of her daughter’s documentary ‘Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché’ (2021), reviewed from Glasgow Film Festival by Leoni Horton.
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Directed by Nick Moran, Creation Stories – about music studio founder Alan McGee – is a mildly offensive, egotistical mess, and we can only hope Liam and Noel Gallagher never see this film. Leoni Horton reviews.
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Starring Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s Noémie Merlant, ‘Jumbo’ is a surefooted yet strangely erotic adrenaline ride through the wildest depths of sexual fantasy. Leoni Horton reviews.
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Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical Sundance home run manages to be “both quietly poignant and thunderously profound”. Leoni Horton reviews from Glasgow Film Festival.
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“The Journey is one hell of a trip” in Chloé Zhao’s immersive road movie ‘Nomadland’ (2020), featuring arguably the most complex and versatile performance of Frances McDormand’s career. Leoni Horton reviews.
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“You’ve never seen blood splatter so pretty” as in Brandon Cronenberg sophomore feature ‘Possessor’ (2020) starring Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott. Leoni Horton reviews.
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The world's 2nd largest cinema chain, Cineworld, have announced that