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Deep focus: the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
During the middle decades of the last century, Mexico became a powerhouse for film production in Latin America, giving rise to a generation of fabulously talented directors and stars. By Chloë Roddick.
Tuesday 2 July 2019 -
From the Magazine
Support the Girls review: a humanist ode to worker solidarity
Regina Hall plays a capable, kindly sports-bar manager facing a tumultuous day in Andrew Bujalski’s warm and tender film, which wears its political message gracefully, writes Adam Cook.
Monday 1 July 2019 -
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Men in Black: International review: don’t be deceived by this brand-management ruse
Flesh-and-blood stars Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth really aren’t the point of this cynically conceived and lazily executed case of franchise exhumation, says Nick Pinkerton.
Friday 28 June 2019 -
Animated lives: five of the best features from Annecy Festival 2019
From ponderous pooches to battalions of bears, the latest crop of feature films from Annecy Film Festival combine astonishing visual worlds with engaging stories, further proving the limitless creative potential of animation. Alex Dudok de Wit picks his top five.
Friday 28 June 2019 -
Quick on the draw: the best animated shorts at Annecy Festival 2019
The experimentation possible in short film remains at the heart of the animation festival’s mission and this year, the programme contained excitingly vivid storytelling and innovative technique, reports Alex Dudok de Wit.
Friday 28 June 2019 -
Reclaiming the city at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019
The plight of our cities was a prominent question at this year’s festival, as documentarians from across the world take aim at the issues moulding their metropolitan areas, placing the narratives back in the hands of the residents, writes Caitlin Quinlan.
Wednesday 26 June 2019 -
Ghost of the Golden Groves first look: a haunting trip into the backwoods of Bengal
From this year’s London Indian Film Festival comes a surreal and unnerving debut for Aniket Dutta and Roshni Sen, who evoke the spirits of the Japanese New Wave masters in this diptych of elegant yet absurd ghost stories, writes Anton Bitel.
Wednesday 26 June 2019 -
Missing People review: Béla Tarr shines a light for the homeless in Vienna
Presented for a limited time only as part of the Wiener Festwochen festival, Tarr’s latest work blends film, performance and visual art into an empathetic event that bridges the physical and political space between communities. Jonathan Romney shares his experience.
Wednesday 26 June 2019 -
“Let the footage speak for itself”: Todd Douglas Miller on Apollo 11
Director Todd Douglas Miller and archivist Stephen Slater reflect on their voyage through the archives, and talk to Jake Cunningham about how this momentous event can still inspire us 50 years on.
Wednesday 26 June 2019 -
Six new British docs trying to make sense of our time
How to explore the truth in the age of fake news? Homegrown films premiering at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 showcased some novel approaches to nonfiction, from dance to collage, writes Rhys Handley.
Friday 21 June 2019
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