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The Selfish Giant (2013) Review

Posted on April 22, 2020June 19, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

An “amalgamation of ‘Oliver Twist’ and ‘Standy By Me'” that presents “an almost folkloric package” of childhood through poverty. Clio Barnard’s ‘The Selfish Giant’ (2013) reviewed by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

10 Directors with 3 or More Great Films from the 2010s

Posted on December 31, 2019June 22, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

10 of the most impressively prolific directors of the 2010s, listed in alphabetical order by Sam Sewell-Peterson. If you watch the work of 10 filmmakers from this past decade, these should be the ones.

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Dark River (2018) Review

Posted on March 16, 2018March 2, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Clio Barnard’s ‘Dark River’ focuses on “universal themes of womanhood, hunter versus hunted, righteousness versus evil and the way of nature versus god in a way comparable to the works of one of the silver screen’s greatest ever poets, Terrence Malick” in what Joseph Wade describes as a film that “must be seen by anyone who wishes to support this art form we know and love” in his review.

Female Directed Films in 2018: January – March

Posted on January 26, 2018February 15, 2020 by Guest

Filminine’s Vicky Wheeler breaks down the top female-directed films that you should see in January, February and March 2018, including ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ and ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’, here.