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A young man sits in a court room with his head against the wall. There is a security office just visible in the background.

13 Oct 2022 3 minute read

Commemorating Hong Kong’s lost youth

Husna Ara finds Blue Island a confused documentary, bogged down by form and lacking in political...

31 May 2022 3 minute read

The alternative film review

Malcolm Lewis on two standout releases in world cinema.

25 Mar 2022 5 minute read

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The alternative film review

Malcolm Lewis weighs up a selection of independent and studio-produced films from the global zeitgeist.

24 Dec 2021 3 minute read

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The alternative film review

Malcolm Lewis on Karim Aïnouz and Céline Sciamma's most recent contributions to parallel cinema.

4 Aug 2021 4 minute read

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Hot docs

Richard Swift shares highlights from the 2021 international documentary festival in Toronto.

28 Jan 2021 3 minute read

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The alternative film review

Malcolm Lewis on the latest releases in parallel cinema: The Mole Agent (El agente topo), directed and written by...

17 Dec 2020 3 minute read

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Malcolm Lewis reviews Luxor directed and written by Zeina Durra; Shirley directed by...

9 Jun 2020 2 minute read

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The radical film review

Malcolm Lewis on the latest arthouse releases.

18 Apr 2019 3 minute read

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Mixed media: film

Malcolm Lewis on the latest in alternative cinema.

Bruce’s debut film, Undocument, was co-written and co-directed with Iranian filmmaker Amin Bakhshian.

16 Mar 2020 4 minute read

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Spotlight: Kyla Simone Bruce

Migration, identity, gender – Subi Shah tackles the big issues with filmmaker Kyla Simone Bruce...

6 Aug 2019 2 minute read

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The radical film review

Malcolm Lewis reviews the latest releases in radical cinema.

25 Apr 2019 2 minute read

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Mixed media: film

Malcolm Lewis reviews Woman at War, directed and co-written by Benedikt Erlingsson; The Third...

Disobedience Directed and co-written by Sebastián Lelio The Workshop Directed and co-written by Laurent Cantet

14 Dec 2018 3 minute read

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Mixed media: film

Malcolm Lewis reviews Disobedience directed by Sebastián Lelio and The Workshop directed...

Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9" is a provocative and comedic look at the times in which we live. It will explore the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How the f**k did we get here, and how the f**k do we get out? It's the film to see before it's too late.

1 Nov 2018 4 minute read

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Fahrenheit 11/9: a merciless take-down of the liberal establishment

Youssef El-Gingihy delights in US filmmaker Michael Moore’s latest polemic.

3 Oct 2018 2 minute read

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Mixed media: Film

Tehran Taboo written and directed by Ali Soozandeh;
The Heiresses (Las Herederas) written and...

26 Jan 2018 2 minute read

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Film picks of the month

Mountains May Depart, by Jia Zhangke, and Makala, by Emmanuel Gras are reviewed this month...

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