Festival reviews – Page 7
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Reviews‘The Invite’ review: Olivia Wilde directs and stars in glossy, tense dinner party drama
Wilde’s uneven third feature also stars Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton
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Reviews‘Wicker’ review: Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard are made for each other in charming love story
Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer’s second feature also stars Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki and Richard E Grant
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Reviews‘Zi’ review: Kogonada’s elliptical drama follows a troubled Hong Kong woman over a pivotal day
Michelle Mao stars in the director’s follow-up to ’A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’
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Reviews‘The Friend’s House Is Here’ review: Iranian female artists face cultural challenges in propulsive drama
Mahshad Bahram and Mana Hana impress in Sundance US Dramatic competition title
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Reviews‘Levitating’ review: Global singing star Anggun impresses in ambitious, lyrical Indonesian drama
Wregas Bhanuteja’s third feature premieres in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic competition
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Reviews‘Bedford Park’ review: Slow-burn, hopeful tale set in New Jersey’s Korean-American community
Stephanie Ahn’s poignant debut stars Moon Choi and Son Sukku
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Reviews‘Saccharine’ review: Natalie Erika James follows ‘Relic’ with potent weight loss body horror
Midori Francis impresses as a medical student going to extreme lengths for the perfect body
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Reviews‘The Moment’ review: Singer Charli XCX lampoons her Brat-era fame in chaotic mockumentary
Alexander Skarsgard and Rosanna Arquette also star in Sundance premiere
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Reviews‘Buddy’ review: A kids’ TV show takes a deadly turn in smart, fresh horror comedy
Casper Kelly’s feature debut stars Keegan-Michael Key, Cristin Milioti and Michael Shannon
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Reviews‘I Want Your Sex’ review: Olivia Wilde takes control in Gregg Araki’s lacklustre sex comedy
Cooper Hoffman and Charli XCX also star in underdeveloped dom-sub drama
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Reviews‘Extra Geography’ review: Two teen girls attempt to learn the language of love in uneven UK debut
Molly Manners’ boarding school drama is based on a short story by Rose Tremain
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Reviews‘American Doctor’ review: Hard-hitting doc follows three US doctors on the ground in Gaza
Poh Si Teng’s film proves an emotional gut-punch portrait of life during conflict
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Reviews‘Josephine’ review: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan star in raw, striking sexual assault drama
Young newcomer Mason Reeves also impresses in Beth de Araujo’s arresting second feature
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Reviews‘The History Of Concrete’ review: US comedian John Wilson constructs an entertaining, surprising and poignant debut
The ‘How To With John Wilson’ star uses the building material as a jumping off point for a meditation on life and death
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Reviews‘Carousel’ review: Chris Pine and Jenny Slate rekindle a lost love in endearing relationship drama
Rachel Lambert follows ‘Sometimes I Think About Love’ with authentic look at mid-life romance
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Reviews‘Ha-chan: Shake Your Booty!’ review: Rinko Kikuchi sparks in playful ballroom dance drama
Josef Kubota Wladyka’s charming third feature plays Sundance’s US Dramatic competition
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Reviews‘Everybody To Kenmure Street’ review: Emma Thompson exec produces immersive Glasgow protest doc
Felipe Bustos Sierra explores 2021 demonstration through interviews, archive footage and reenactments
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Reviews‘Lady’ review: A female taxi driver takes a new direction in bracing, eye-catching Lagos-set debut
The first film from UK-based Nigerian filmmaker Olive Nwosu premieres in Sundance before playing Berlin
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Reviews‘The Incomer’ review: Domhnall Gleeson seeks common ground in quirky Scottish comedy
Louis Paxton’s debut feature makes the most of its remote Scottish island setting
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Reviews‘Hanging By A Wire’ review: Gripping docudrama follows real-life Himalayan cable car ordeal
Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi uses archive footage, interviews and dramatisations to tell remarkable true story of survival