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No Bears

Despite being prohibited to make films by the Iranian authorities, writer-director Jafar Panahi (who’s currently serving a six-year…

By Andrew Murray
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A Bunch of Amateurs

The Bradford Movie Makers have been holding meetings every Monday since 1932; they are one of the oldest…

By Mae Trumata
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Dear Zoe

Based on the 2004 novel of the same name by writer Philip Beard, Dear Zoe follows Tess (Sadie…

By Umar Ali
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Lyra

On the face of it, Lyra (pronounced Leer-rah) is a documentary charting the events leading up to the…

By Matthew McMillan
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Bros

Mainstream cinema has always been shy about queerness. LGBTQ+ stories have, more often than not, been told and…

By Matthew McMillan
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Return to Dust

Two people who exist on the fringes of society, apparently barely tolerated by their own families, are pushed…

By Oliver Johnston
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Call Jane

In 1968, Joy is pregnant with her second child when she experiences dizzy spells and fainting. She is…

By Selina Sondermann
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Enola Holmes 2

Millie Bobbie Brown returns as fourth-wall-breaking detective extraordinaire Enola Holmes in this colourful yet poignant Netflix sequel. Taking…

By Andrew Murray
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Living

Based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 drama Ikiru, and set in the year after the Japanese film’s release, Living…

By Selina Sondermann
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Neptune Frost

It's sometimes an overused phrase, but on this occasion, really do prepare yourself to witness something quite unlike…

By Guy Lambert