All articles by Fionnuala Halligan – Page 8 235v4j
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‘Alam’: Cairo Review 5f484q
A Palestinian-Israeli teenager struggles to shake off the weight of history in Firas Khoury’s feature debut
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‘I Don’t Want To Be Dust’: Cairo Review 5td6k
An older woman confronts the end of the world in Ivan Lowenberg’s second feature
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‘Far From The Nile’: Cairo Review 2i1d4r
Sherief Elkatsha captures the harmonious sound of The Nile Project, a musical collaborative of 11 African countries
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‘All You See’: IDFA Review 201t2x
IDFA opens with a Dutch debut which speaks eloquently about what it’s like to never be truly at home
- Features
50 films to watch this awards season: 2023 edition 3a2v
Screen presents its essential guide to the titles likely to dominate conversation across the key categories.
- Comment
Comment: Edinburgh’s collapse shows why a long-term strategy is vital - and no festival is safe 693o48
The demise of Scotland’s leading cinemagoing body, the CMI, taking with it a festival and two cinemas, tells us good governance matters.
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‘She Said’: London Review 4q2w
Maria Schrader deftly brings Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s Weinstein investigation to the screen
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‘Pretty Red Dress’: London Review 6l6x1
An ex-con explores his true self in Dionne Edwards’ exhilarating feature debut
- Comment
Awards race comes into sharp focus as the dust settles on Venice and Toronto 541h36
With just a few high-profile releases left to come, some sure-fire contenders for best picture have made their presence felt.
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‘Forever’: San Sebastian Review 1ti6a
A family in South Jutland reels after the loss of a beloved son and brother in Frelle Petersen’s drama
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‘Prison 77’: San Sebastian Review 2i1e1o
Alberto Rodriguez opens San Sebastian with a brutal 1970s-set Spanish prison drama
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‘Ticket To Paradise’: Review 6j1v4s
George Clooney and Julia Roberts try their hand at an old-fashioned studio romcom for Universal
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‘All Quiet On The Western Front’: Toronto Review 513m5h
Edward Berger explores the enduring horrors of war in his adpatation of the classic WWI novel
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‘Empire Of Light’: Toronto Review 221m14
Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward shine in Sam Mendes’ sentimental ode to the power of cinema
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‘Causeway’: Toronto Review cq2q
Jennifer Lawrence returns to the big screen with a small, deliberate story
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‘Blonde’: Venice Review x2d68
Andrew Dominik’s adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ fictional novel paints a voyeuristic portrait of Marilyn Monroe
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‘The Eternal Daughter’: Venice Review 3u4855
Joanna Hogg and Tilda Swinton reteam for another resonant, personal work
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‘Other People’s Children’: Venice Review 3z3s1x
Rebecca Zlotowski draws from her own life for this portrait of a woman at the crossroads
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‘Argentina, 1985’: Venice Review 2w6u30
Ricardo Darin gives an awards-worthy performance in Santiago Mitre’s rousing real-life courtroom thriller
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‘Monica’: Venice Review 5x5u45
Trace Lysette shines in this quietly thoughtful drama about a trans woman visiting her dying mother