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Image is from the documentary 'Les sorcieres de l'Orient'. It shows a female volley ball player, animated in the style of 1960s anime, preparing to spike a ball.

Top of the Docs #41 – IFFR Special: ‘Les sorcieres de l’Orient’ (2021)

By: Joel Whitaker 25th Feb 2021

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This year at IFFR, Faraut returns with his new film, Les sorcieres de l’Orient, a story of triumph, dedication, and perhaps Japan’s most iconic sports team.

Image from the film Creation Stories. A man and woman sit at a coffee table, both are looking at something to their right that seems to be funny.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Creation Stories’ (2021) is a Self-Indulgent Disappointment

By: jcameron10 25th Feb 202122nd Feb 2021

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Taking an exciting and fascinating part of British musical history the film chooses to explore it and explain it through one specific pair of rose-tinted glasses.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Riders of Justice’ Is A Bizarrely Comedic Revenge Rampage

By: Sophie Butcher 24th Feb 202123rd Feb 2021

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After his wife dies in a train crash, military man Markus (Mads Mikkelsen) seeks revenge. Read our review of ‘Riders of Justice’ from Glasgow Film Festival.

Image is from the film 'True History of the Kelly Gang.' A young man stands shirtless in front of a large union jack flag, which is hung on the wall behind him. He is looking directly at the camera.

[The Revolution Will Be Televised] ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ (2019) and the Mythological Bedrock of Rebellion

True History illuminates the ways shared fiction gives form and mass to rebellion, and how cult mythology acts as the cornerstone to revolt.

Image from the film 'Dark Water'. A young woman kneels down in a corridor that is completed flooded, holding a book. At the end of the corridor, a little girl wearing a red coat walks past.

How ‘Dark Water’ (2005) Delivers What’s Lacking in ‘Relic’ (2020)

By: alishamughal 23rd Feb 202122nd Feb 2021

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The largely overlooked film was ahead of its time for its portrayal of mental illness and motherhood in the context of horror.

Image is from the documentary 'Cusp'. Three girls sit on top of a car roof at night. One is blowing smoke from her mouth with the other two lean on one another, looking directly at the camera.

SUNDANCE REVIEW: ‘Cusp’ (2021) is a Raw, Unobstructed Look at Teenage Girlhood

By: Thalia Castro 19th Feb 202120th Feb 2021

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From bonfires to soccer games, the film meanders with the whims of these girls as they come to navigate the invisible horrors of being a teenage girl.

Image from the documentary Archipelago. Image depicts an animated road lined with trees and mountains in the distance.

Top of the Docs #40 – IFFR Review: Archipelago

By: Joel Whitaker 18th Feb 2021

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Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s documentary takes a poetic approach to what makes up “place” and the result is perhaps one of the most interesting psycho-geographic documentaries in recent years.

The cast of It's a Sin sit in the back of a taxi wearing brightly coloured clothing and laughing or smiling.

‘It’s a Sin’ (2021) Exploring Fear of the Unknown

By: Jessica Cullen 15th Feb 202112th Feb 2021

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It’s a Sin is not only a sincere exploration of the AIDS crisis in 1980s London, but also explores how we deal with fear.

Image from the film Cryptozoo. A hand-drawn image of a blonde woman standing in front of a backhoe cutting down trees in a forest. Her neck and hair is splattered with blood.

SUNDANCE REVIEW: ‘Cryptozoo’ (2021) Believes in a World of Magic

By: Beca 14th Feb 202112th Feb 2021

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While it definitely has its issues, Cryptozoo’s creativity really shines, giving it an undeniable charm.

Django (Franco Nero) holds a revolver in one hand and a machine gun in the other.

Now That’s What I Call Kino #19 – The Comic Strip Style of Sergio Corbucci

By: jamespalmerfilm 14th Feb 202113th Feb 2021

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John Ford had John Wayne, Sergio Leone had Clint Eastwood and Sergio Corbucci had Franco Nero. Often seen as the face of Spaghetti Westerns, Nero’s rise to cult fame had a director correlation with the works of Corbucci. Making several Westerns during his illustrious career, his most acclaimed work came during the late 60s, like…