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Interview

Lily Knight on Saint Maud

Lily Knight discusses her supporting turn in Rose Glass’ ‘Saint Maud’.

Film Updates · 02.02.21
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Feature

2021 Golden Globes predictions

Contributor Sam Howe attempts to predict the Golden Globe nominations ahead of the announcement tomorrow.

Film Updates · 02.02.21
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Interview

Adam Janota Bzowski on scoring Saint Maud

Composer Adam Janota Bzowski discusses his haunting score for Rose Glass’ ‘Saint Maud’.

Film Updates · 01.02.21
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Interview

Alistair Petrie on Eight for Silver

Actor Alistair Petrie discusses his performance in Sean Ellis’ werewolf horror movie, Eight for Silver, which made its world premiere…

Film Updates · 31.01.21
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Sundance Review

Mass

With a deeply moving premise and powerful performances from all of its four lead actors, Fran Kranz’s Mass is the…

· Film Updates · 31.01.21
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Sundance Review

Son of Monarchs

Alexis Gambis’ Son of Monarchs, which screened in the NEXT category at the Sundance Film Festival on 29th January 2021,…

Film Updates · 31.01.21
A group of townsfolk stand in the woods, holding guns and torches.
Sundance Review

Eight for Silver

Part ultraviolent creature feature and part harrowing cautionary tale, Sean Ellis’ Eight for Silver is an ambitious if tonally uneven…

· Film Updates · 31.01.21
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Interview

Sean Ellis on Eight for Silver

Director and screenwriter Sean Ellis discusses his new film Eight for Silver ahead of its Sundance world premiere.

Film Updates · 30.01.21
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Sundance Review

I Was a Simple Man

There are moments of pure brilliance in Christopher Makoto Yogi’s I Was a Simple Man but the film unfortunately ends…

· Film Updates · 29.01.21
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Interview

Frida Kempff and Cecilia Milocco on Knocking

Director Frida Kempff and star Cecilia Milocco discuss their new film Knocking ahead of its Sundance world premiere.

Film Updates · 29.01.21
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Sundance Review

Human Factor

Ronny Trocker’s Human Factors, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 29th January 2021, is a…

Film Updates · 29.01.21
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Interview

Morfydd Clark on Saint Maud and the future of horror

Exclusive interview with ‘Saint Maud’ star Morfydd Clark, in which we discuss the movie and the future of horror filmmaking.

Film Updates · 29.01.21
A woman covered in blood stares blankly ahead in the middle of a forest.
Sundance Review

Censor

A haunting and hypnotic descent into madness with a powerful performance from Niamh Algar at its center.

· Film Updates · 29.01.21
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Sundance Review

One for the Road

Nattawut Poonpiriya’s One for the Road, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 28th January, 2021…

Film Updates · 29.01.21
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Review

Synchronic

Anchored by career-best performances from Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan, Synchronic is another spellbinding, uniquely original and surprisingly emotional sci-fi…

· Film Updates · 29.01.21
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Review

Brothers By Blood

Brothers By Blood won’t leave much of a mark on audiences but it is worth a watch thanks to strong…

· Film Updates · 19.01.21
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Feature

Analyzing Promising Young woman’s divisive ending

Contributor Rawan A. analyzes Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman’s divisive ending.

Film Updates · 15.01.21
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Interview

Roseanne Liang on Shadow in the Cloud

An interview with Shadow in the Cloud director Roseanne Liang.

Film Updates · 08.01.21
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Review

White Lie

White Lie is a sleek, well-directed and highly engrossing micro-thriller reminiscent of Steven Soderbergh’s more recent films that is anchored…

· Film Updates · 08.01.21
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Review

Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal is a compassionate and immersive exploration of hearing loss and addiction.

· Film Updates · 15.12.20
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Review

Promising Young Woman

Equal parts heartbreaking and hilarious, Promising Young Woman is an audacious, unapologetic and completely original directorial debut from Emerald Fennell…

· Film Updates · 14.12.20
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Interview

Martin Wallström

Martin Wallström talks his new film Parallel, improvising on set with Mark O’Brien, getting into character and the legacy of…

Film Updates · 11.12.20
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Review

Archenemy

A fresh, unique and stylish take on the superhero movie anchored by a charismatic and surprisingly emotional performance from Joe…

· Film Updates · 11.12.20
Review

Songbird

Extremely heavy-handed, dull and underwritten, and completely devoid of any tension or atmosphere, pandemic-themed thriller Songbird is one of the…

· Film Updates · 10.12.20