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VOD film review: Hive (Zgjoi)
April 18, 2022 | Anton BitelBlerta Basholli’s tale of a war-widowed beekeeper rebuilding her broken Kosovan community is a sweet but stinging tale of hope.Read More
UK TV review: Outer Range
April 15, 2022 | David FarnorJosh Brolin is brilliantly brooding in this overly opaque sci-fi Western.Read More
VOD film review: See You Then
April 15, 2022 | Cathy BrennanA work of refreshing maturity on the differences between cis and trans women.Read More
VOD film review: Parallel Mothers
March 27, 2022 | David FarnorPedro Almodóvar’s thrilling, thoughtful and playful melodrama is powered by two phenomenal performances.Read More
VOD film review: Paris 13th District
March 26, 2022 | Matthew TurnerJacques Audiard adapts Adrian Tomine’s short stories for this achingly sexy collection of inter-connected romantic dramas.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jobfished
March 22, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis timely exposé of a fake company that scammed jobseekers is brief but breathtaking.Read More
VOD film review: Some Like It Rare (Barbaque)
March 21, 2022 | Anton BitelFabrice Eboué’s slyly funny and mildly shocking comedy offers a taste of France’s shifting food chain.Read More
VOD film review: Europa
March 18, 2022 | Matthew TurnerBased on real-life accounts, this powerful survival drama places the audience inside the experience of an Iraqi refugee.Read More
VOD film review: Turning Red
March 14, 2022 | Nathanael SmithA character drama powered by a big idea, Pixar’s rare and intimate tale of puberty is terrific and deeply resonant.
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VOD film review: La Civil (2021)
March 14, 2022 | Anton BitelThe mother of an abducted teenager becomes a Woman on Fire on Mexico’s mean streets in this brutal cartel thriller.Read More