The ABCs of Book Banning (2023) Short Film Review
‘The ABCs of Book Banning’, nominated for Documentary Short Subject at the Oscars in 2024, is a remarkable, powerful, unmissable film. Review by Joseph Wade.
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‘The Barber of Little Rock’ (2023), nominated in the Documentary Short category at the 96th Academy Awards, is a hopeful presentation of a great subject, Arlo Washington. Review by Joseph Wade.
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2024 Oscars Documentary Short Subject nominee ‘Nai Nai & Wài Pó’, from director Sean Wang, is soft and easy cinema, a supreme aesthetic creation. Review by Joseph Wade.
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Yegane Moghaddam’s authorial short film ‘Our Uniform’, about a woman’s relationship to the Iranian school system, is a well-conceived Animated Short nominee at the Oscars. Review by Joseph Wade.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s only film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, ‘Rebecca’ (1940) is not exactly perfect but it’s certainly damn close. Review by Kieran Judge.
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‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939) remains an impressive filmmaking achievement almost a century on from its release. Victor Fleming directs Judy Garland in timeless technicolour. Review by Clotilde Chinnici.
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‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (1975), from director Miloš Forman and starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, won the Big Five Oscars. It is immortal. Review by Kieran Judge.
Read MoreThe Iron Claw (2023) Review
Writer-director Sean Durkin presents the tragic true story of the Von Erich professional wrestling family that is guaranteed to make you cry. Zac Efron stars. Review by Joseph Wade.
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The imagery, style, and performances work in concert to great effect in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Raging Bull’ (1980), assuredly one of the director’s best films. Review by Jacob Davis.
Read MoreAmerican Fiction (2023) Review
Cord Jefferson’s Oscars Best Picture nominee ‘American Fiction’ (2023) is an effective cultural and interpersonal story about identity, grief, love, and voice. Review by Emi Grant.
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August 08, 2024
Cineworld Announce Cinema Closures
The world's 2nd largest cinema chain, Cineworld, have announced that