Cineskinny: Film Reviews
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Foxtrot
Samuel Maoz’s Israeli drama Foxtrot is a story of familial grief told in three parts Read more »| 14 Mar 2018 -
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The Third Murder
Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest follows the thickening fog around a murder trial that may not be as straightforward as it seems Read more »| 14 Mar 2018 -
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Documentary Bombshell shows that screen beauty Hedy Lamarr was so much more than just a pretty face Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
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Sweet Country
Warwick Thornton's Australian western deserves to be ranked alongside the other great revisionist westerns of the last 30 years Read more »| 07 Mar 2018 -
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Western
Eastern Europe meets west in this simmering, slow-burn drama from German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach Read more »| 28 Feb 2018 -
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Arcadia
Scottish filmmaker Paul Wright raids the BFI archives to create a dreamy study of rural life that's both nostalgic and nightmarish Read more »| 28 Feb 2018
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The Breadwinner
From the director of The Secret of Kells, The Breadwinner is a powerful film in which the cuteness and colour of the animation is balanced by realities of life in war-torn Afghanistan Read more »| 27 Feb 2018 -
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Disappearance
Iranian siblings come up against the insanity of their nation's backwards healthcare rules in this bold drama that begins well but plays its hand too early Read more »| 26 Feb 2018 -
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The Party's Just Beginning
In Karen Gillan's Inverness-set directorial debut The Party's Just Beginning, the script, the camera, and the actor all move in perfect time with one another Read more »| 26 Feb 2018 -
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120 BPM
Director Robin Campillo, co-writer of The Class, presents a sprawling portrait of AIDS activism in early 90s Paris that's both vibrant and devastating Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
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A Fantastic Woman
Transgender actress Daniela Vega gives a star-making turn in this stylish drama from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
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Isle of Dogs
This gorgeous and rambunctious stop motion adventure set in a future Japan where dogs have been exiled sees Wes Anderson at his most imaginative and loose-limbed Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
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Pin Cushion
Pin Cushion, writer-director Deborah Haywood’s debut feature film, joins the ranks of Lady Macbeth, God’s Own Country and The Levelling as an example of the quality of excellence being produced by contemporary British filmmakers Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
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Faces Places
Two witty artists – photographer JR and legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda – collaborate on this joyful documentary about communities and memory that proves deeply moving by its conclusion Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
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Thoroughbreds
Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and the late Anton Yelchin shine in Cory Finley's sharp dark comedy debut Read more »| 15 Feb 2018