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    Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters
    ★★★★★

    Each year, during the lead up to Mardi Gras, the Island of...

    Matthew McMillan 7th November 2022
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    Mandrake
    ★★★★★

    Irish folklore has proved a fertile breeding ground for folk horror in recent years, with...

    Andrew Murray 7th November 2022
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    Retrograde
    ★★★★★

    A retrograde movement, in military jargon, refers to the movement away from an enemy. Matthew...

    Matthew McMillan 7th November 2022
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    No Bears
    ★★★★★

    Despite being prohibited to make films by the Iranian authorities, writer-director Jafar Panahi (who’s...

    Andrew Murray 7th November 2022
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    A Bunch of Amateurs
    ★★★★★

    The Bradford Movie Makers have been holding meetings every Monday since 1932; they are one...

    Mae Trumata 7th November 2022
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    Dear Zoe
    ★★★★★

    Based on the 2004 novel of the same name by writer Philip Beard, Dear Zoe...

    Umar Ali 7th November 2022
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    Lyra
    ★★★★★

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

    Matthew McMillan 1st November 2022
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    Bros
    ★★★★★

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

    Matthew McMillan 31st October 2022
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    Return to Dust
    ★★★★★

    Two people who exist on the fringes of society, apparently barely tolerated by their own...

    Oliver Johnston 31st October 2022
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    Call Jane
    ★★★★★

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

    Selina Sondermann 31st October 2022