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Film of the Week
Film of the Week
Thrilling Chinese sci-fi
MARIA DUARTE recommends that you catch this action-packed, high octane eco-armageddon on the the big screen
Film of the Week
Film of the Week
Hot mess
MARIA DUARTE endures three hours of overblown Hollywood narcissism and, strangely, recommends it
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Cinema
Film round-up: January 19, 2023
MARIA DUARTE reviews Holy Spider, Alice, Darling, The Substitute, More Than Ever
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Cinema
Film round-up: January 6, 2023
MARIA DUARTE reviews of A Man Called Otto, Piggy and The Enforcer
Film of the Week
Film of the Week
Remarkable artist's life cut short by Nazis
MARIA DUARTE recommends a superb but heartbreaking animation, telling the story of groundbreaking artist Charlotte Salomon, who embarked on a race against time to complete her masterpiece
Film of the Week
Film of the Week
Truth to power
MARIA DUARTE recommends a powerful and moving dramatisation of two journalists’ efforts to uncover the predatory truth about Harvey Weinstein, which kickstarted the Me Too movement
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Film of the Week:
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
MARIA DUARTE recommends a visually arresting and intimate portrayal of one man’s return to his roots
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Cinema
Film round-up: October 13, 2022
Maria Duarte reviews of Emily, Rosaline, All Is Vanity, and Halloween Ends
Film of the Week
Film of the Week
Wings of hope
MARIA DUARTE recommends a film about two brothers from New Delhi, who have devoted their lives to rescuing the black kites that fall daily from the skies
Film of the Week
Film of the Week
Into the high mountains
MARIA DUARTE recommends a powerful documentary about the crimes of Pinochet’s Chile, and the contemplative power of the country’s snow-covered peaks