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The Nightmare

"For many sleep is fraught with things worse than bad dreams," the opening of Rodney Ascher's The Nightmare…

By Natasha Furlong
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Fidelio: Alice’s Journey

Fidelio: Alice’s Journey is a probing film about love, romance and sex within the unique context of the…

By Frances Lai
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Macbeth

One of Shakespeare’s darkest and bloodiest plays, Macbeth, a tragedy of political ambition and lust for power, can…

By Lyubomira Kirilova
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Narcopolis

It’s a shame that science-fiction never gets the funding it deserves unless it’s in the hands of the…

By Scarlet Howes
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Arcade Fire: The Reflektor Tapes

Telling the tale of the creation of Montreal band Arcade Fire's latest critically acclaimed album, Reflektor, documentary The…

By Natasha Furlong
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Hector

Traditionally the film world hasn’t spent much time crafting stories around homelessness, and protagonists of that nature are…

By Sarah Sutton
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Solace

After almost two years in the vaults, Portuguese director Afonso Poyart's English language debut is finally seeing the…

By Natasha Furlong
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Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

There is only one Elvis Presley. His recordings, television specials and big memorable musical numbers from otherwise unmemorable…

By Patricia Contino
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99 Homes

Ramin Bahrani manages to take on board two of Hollywood’s most talented actors in his latest effort recounting…

By Filippo L'Astorina
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The Return

With an oppressive dose of foreboding and twists that keep the viewer guessing until a climactic finale, Oliver…

By Thomas Davidson