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Jihad Jane

In March 2010, the Washington Post ran the headline: "'Jihad Jane’, a new kind of threat". It joined…

By James Humphrey
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A Russian Youth

There’s an interesting concept in this MUBI exclusive that doesn’t quite transcend obfuscation. Alexandr Zolotukhin’s A Russian Youth…

By Musanna Ahmed
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In Search of Greatness

Director Gabe Polsky explores the nature v nurture question by looking at the careers of a number of…

By Mersa Auda
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Camino Skies

This very affable documentary begins with the quote "Walking is man’s best medicine". Judging by the bowed backs,…

By Christopher Shrimpton
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The Eddy

The Eddy is a new Netflix miniseries about a Parisian jazz club dealing with everyday struggles, brought to…

By Musanna Ahmed
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Romantic Comedy

Rom-coms: they’re the genre we hate to love. It has become standard practice to, on one hand, deride…

By Malin Hay
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Infinite Football (Fotbal Infinit)

Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu’s new documentary follows his eccentric friend, Laurentiu Ginghina, undertaking a journey to revolutionise football.…

By Emma-Jane Betts
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The Half of It

High school drama meets Cyrano de Bergerac in Netflix’s latest original release The Half of It. Director Alice…

By Bev Lung
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A Secret Love

For over 65 years, Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel have been in love. Many friends thought they were…

By Jonathan Marshall
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The Infiltrators

As The Infiltrators begins, we are plunged into night vision and follow a car along a border wall.…

By Christopher Shrimpton