All articles by Fionnuala Halligan – Page 9
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‘Bardo’: Venice Review
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s latest is a sprawling, indulgent and deeply personal portrait of an ageing Mexican filmmaker
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‘Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy’: Venice Review
The landmark 1969 Oscar-winner is celebrated in Nancy Buirski’s revealing documentary
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Reviews‘La Sagrada Familia’: Edinburgh Review
A fractious family goes on a road trip across Peru in Borja Alcalde’s beautifully-shot doc
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Reviews‘Nude Tuesday’: Edinburgh Review
Plenty to understand - and laugh at - in this all-gibberish comedy from New Zealand
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Reviews‘The Narrow Road’: Edinburgh Review
Lam Sum’s moving tribute to the hard-working people of Hong Kong is set during the Covid-19 pandemic
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‘Winners’: Edinburgh Review
Hassan Nazer crafts a passionate, meta tribute to the cinema of his native Iran
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‘LOLA’: Locarno Review
A machine is able to hear broadcasts from the future in Andrew Legge’s imaginative found-footage feature debut
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Features
Eight talking points from the Venice 2022 line-up
Talking points include the powerhouse competition line-up, the heavy presence of streamers, and the ”modest but mighty” UK showing.
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‘Lakelands’: Galway Review
Small town Irish drama brings a fresh feel to the familiar narrative of a young man facing an uncertain future
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‘Tarrac’: Galway Review
Decklan Recks puts some wind in the sails of the sporting underdog tale with this all-female rowing drama
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‘Persuasion’: Review
Netflix’s attempt to update Jane Austen’s novel for the Instagram generation is less than persuasive
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‘Vesper’: Karlovy Vary Review
Ecological fragility fuels this dystopian sci-fi from Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper
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‘Paloma’: Munich Review
Kika Sena puts in an exceptional performance as a Brazilian trans woman desperate for a church wedding
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‘The Pool’: Munich Review
Doris Dorrie takes a dive into culture war comedy with this well-observed poolside drama
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CommentComment: our chief film critic’s five key takeaways from Cannes 75
Screen reviewed every title in Official Selection, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week.
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‘The Natural History Of Destruction’: Cannes Review
Sergei Loznitsa’s seventh archival doc is an intense, conscience-stirring work
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‘Moonage Daydream’: Cannes Review
Brett Morgen takes a sensory voyage through David Bowie’s estate in this dizzying doc
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‘Crimes Of The Future’: Cannes Review
Blending body horror and climate change, this future of body alteration is ‘pure, essential Cronenberg’
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‘Holy Spider’: Cannes Review
A spate of murders in the holy city of Mashhad is at the heart of Ali Abbasi’s arresting Iranian noir
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‘Pamfir’: Cannes Review
A bold and brave story of a family man at the mercy of small town corruption
