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What’s Good At Tribeca 2021

July 1, 2021 David Cuevas

IMAGE COURTESY OF JOSEPH HOWARTH - JOSEPH MICHEAL PHOTOGRAPHY

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Festivals

What’s Good at Hot Docs 2021

May 19, 2021 David Cuevas

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“The Foundations of the City are Sinking” – Molecules (Hot Docs 2021 Film Review)

May 8, 2021 David Cuevas

The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation by Avi Mograbi | FRA, FIN, ISR, DEU 2021, Forum | © Avi Mograbi

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‘Breaking The Silence’ — The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation (Berlinale 2021 Film Review)

March 6, 2021 David Cuevas

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Swiping Right – Searchers (Sundance 2021 Film Review)

January 31, 2021 David Cuevas

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“The Entire Process is Dictated By The City” – City Hall (New York Film Festival Review)

October 5, 2020 David Cuevas

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Reviews

Coming-of-age Documentary is a Heartwarming Miracle – Folktales (Film Review)

December 4, 2025 William Stottor

A mesmerising still from Jean Vigo's L'Atalante with Dita Parlo's Juliette in the foreground.

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Reviews

One Of The Great Debuts Returns – L’Atalante (Film Review)

December 4, 2025 Philip Bagnall

A group of survivors, with a business man in the centre, stand together in a train station in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy.

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Reviews

A Promising But Stale Adaptation – Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (Film Review)

December 3, 2025 Georgia Davis

Two lines of people stand below a cinema screen at the Cork International Film Festival

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Highlights From The 70th Cork International Film Festival

December 2, 2025 Gavin Spoors

Emma Stone bald and covered in antihistamine cream as Michelle Fuller in Bugonia.

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Reviews

A Wild Ride With Exceptional Performances – Bugonia (Film Review)

December 1, 2025 Rehana Nurmahi

Michael Showalter, Felicity Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Chloe Grace Moretz and Dominic Sessa in a video interview with a Christmas set background

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“Chaos… mass chaos” – Oh. What. Fun. Cast And Crew Discuss Making A Christmas Film

December 1, 2025 Gavin Spoors

Chevy Chase sits dishevelled in a tuxedo in The Christmas Letter.

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Makes Hallmark’s Finest Look Like European Arthouse – The Christmas Letter (Film Review)

December 1, 2025 Mark Carnochan

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Brand New Films Releasing In UK Cinemas This Weekend (28.11.25)

December 1, 2025 Scott Goldie