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It Is In Us All (2022)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
It Is In Us All is a strange and mystical film debut by Antonia Campbell-Hughes. held together by Cosmo Jarvis’s extraordinarily visceral central performance, set against awe-inspiring, massive Irish landscapes.

★★★, Canada, Chris Drew, Reviews, UK, USA

The Forgiven (2021)

By Chris Drew

★★★☆☆
The unexpected consequences and repercussions of a terrible accident in the Moroccan desert are explored in The Forgiven, John Michael McDonagh’s adaptation of Lawrence Osbourne’s 2012 novel, starring Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain.

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San Sebastian Film Festival 2022

By Alexa Dalby

MODELO 77 / PRISON 77 ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ SPAIN Not in competition Modelo Prison. Barcelona, 1977. Manuel, a young accountant, imprisoned and awaiting trial for…

★★, out now, Reviews, thriller, UK

Black Mail

By Alexa Dalby

★★☆☆☆
Black Mail, written and directed by Obi Emelonye, is a slick, London-set plot-driven thriller with an appealing central character played by Nigerian star OC Ukeje.

★★★★★, Cannes Film Festival 2021, Iran, Iran, out now, Reviews

Hit the Road (Jaddeh Khaki) (2021)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★★
In Hit the Road by Panah Panahi an Iranian family say so much and yet leave so much unsaid.

★★★★, documentary, Ethiopia, London Film Festival 2021, Mubi, out now, Qatar, Reviews, Sundance, USA

Faya Dayi (2021)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Faya Dayi, a poetic documentary by director, producer and cinematographer Jessica Beshir, paints a tapestry of haunting recollections and stories about khat that create a vivid picture of the socio-political landscape in Ethiopia.