The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
Brady Corbet’s award-winning directorial debut in The Childhood of a Leader is an original concept of the making of a fascist monster. The Childhood…
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Valley of Love (2015)
Two icons of French cinema reunite in Death Valley in Guillaume Nicloux’s Valley of Love. Valley of Love CAUTION: Here be spoilers Isabelle Huppert…
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Sid and Nancy (1986)
Alex Cox’s biopic charts the downward spiral of a doomed relationship against the background of punk and the Sex Pistols. Sid and Nancy CAUTION:…
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The Carer (2016)
Acclaimed actor Brian Cox channels his inner King Lear in The Carer, directed by Hungarian János Edelényi. The Carer CAUTION: Here be spoilers The…
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Up For Love (2016)
French romcom by Laurent Tirard that hinges on a mismatched physical relationship that subverts the conventional romantic norm. Up for Love CAUTION: Here be…
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Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)
★★★☆☆
Exposing the writer behind the notorious pseudonym, Jeff Feuerzeig’s Author: The JT LeRoy Story provides a documentary cross-examination.
The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016)
Maverick politician George Galloway’s The Killing$ of Tony Blair is everything you would expect of an opinionated character assassination of a highly criticised former…
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Born To Be Blue (2015)
Robert Budreau’s Born To Be Blue showcases Ethan Hawke as the tormented jazz trumpeter Chet Baker in a fictionalised biopic. Born To Be Blue…
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Chevalier (2015)
Chevalier is a wickedly deadpan comic take on masculinity by Greek writer/director Athina Rachel Tsangari. Chevalier CAUTION: Here be spoilers Six middle-aged men are…
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Summertime (2015)
Catherine Corsini’s 1970s troubled lesbian romance basks in an idyllic Summertime in France in the days of women’s lib. Summertime CAUTION: Here be spoilers…
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Men and Chicken (2015)
A bizarre black comedy by Anders Thomas Jenson, Men and Chicken plunges us messily into the grotesque underbelly of genetics. Men and Chicken CAUTION:…
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The Hard Stop (2015)
George Amponsah’s powerful and moving documentary The Hard Stop shows how society is still failing black youths five years the riots following Mark Duggan’s…
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The Neon Demon (2016)
Nicolas Winding Refn’s ultra-stylish The Neon Demon creates unforgettable, sinister images of beauty and horror in the Los Angeles modelling world. The Neon Demon…
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Weiner (2016)
★★★★☆
Documenting the fall of New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s Weiner holds all the trumps.