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Dogs Don’t Wear Pants review: a compassionate story of the healing power of kink
A traumatised man finds solace in the strong arms of a dominatrix in this sensitive and sex-positive tale, writes Anton Bitel.
Thursday 19 March 2020 -
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The Elephant Man archive review: how the Victorians dealt with the unacceptable and the inexplicable
David Lynch’s remarkable monochrome study of John Merrick has been restored and re-released for its fortieth anniversary. On its original release, John Pym praised John Hurt’s “undemonstrative dignity” in the lead role.
Tuesday 17 March 2020 -
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Run review: a small-town Scottish Springsteen dreamer finds nothing but road
Writer-director Scott Graham takes it back to his hometown of Fraserburgh with this modest meditation on promises and regrets, says Trevor Johnston.
Monday 16 March 2020 -
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Misbehaviour review: a too-trim retelling of the 1970 Miss World takedown
Dramatising the famous Women’s Lib beauty pageant protest at the Royal Albert Hall, Philippa Lowthorpe’s richly cast period film makes a fair historical primer, but plays its satire safe, says Kate Stables.
Monday 16 March 2020 -
GFF20 vs. COVID-19: four takeaways from Glasgow Film Festival 2020
This year’s Glasgow Film Festival achieved record attendances even as the coronavirus outbreak was beginning to affect international travel, if not public engagement. But there were other dangers for the unwary, as well as confirmed discoveries, on screen, reports Josh Slater-Williams.
Sunday 15 March 2020 -
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And Then We Danced review: finding a new rhythm as a gay man in Georgia
Radical choreography, queer resistance and national identity combine in Levan Akin’s sophisticated and rich drama about a young performer fighting to express himself on and off the dancefloor, writes Ben Walters.
Thursday 12 March 2020 -
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Cunningham review: revisiting the work of a giant of modern dance
Director Alla Kovgan stages sequences from 14 of the choreographer’s most challenging works, creating a documentary that focuses, refreshingly, on the art rather than the commentary, writes Graham Fuller.
Thursday 12 March 2020 -
Crip Camp: where disabled teenagers found freedom and a voice
A joyful portrait of a 70s summer camp for young people reveals a community ahead of its time that was a catalyst for disability activism, writes Sophie Monks Kaufman.
Wednesday 11 March 2020 -
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Akin’s tender drama offers an intoxicating celebration of Georgian culture, presenting a defiant challenge to homophobia in the country. Alex Davidson speaks to the director and traces its place within a small but significant tradition of queer films from the former USSR.
Wednesday 11 March 2020 -
Fifty years of feminist cinema at the Berlinale: still waiting for a revolution
This year’s Berlin Film Festival offered an opportunity to reflect upon a half-century of highlighting women’s voices in cinema, of solidarity and slow progress, writes Ela Bittencourt.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
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