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Fantastic Foxes in Leicester Square, spies in Cambridge, bicycles at the Barbican: the pick of the autumn film festivals
Wednesday, 09 September 2009
Does Britain have too many film festivals? Not so very long ago, there were only two of these games around: the London Film Festival - which unveiled its full line-up this morning and begins on 14 October - and Edinburgh. Now, though, there are hundreds.
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Back Roads review - nice cheekbones, not much else
Alex Pettyfer's directing debut is more or less DOA
Family Romance, LLC review - the chameleon blues
A faux-documentary about fakes mimics Herzog's virtues
Lynn + Lucy review - a bruising tale of female friendship
Fyzal Boulifa directorial debut is a stark, unforgiving portrait of modern Britain
Blu-ray: Criss Cross
Robert Siodmak's masterpiece of film noir - a story of passion and betrayal
Blu-Ray: Laughter in Paradise, The Green Man
Alastair Sim redeems a pair of patchy non-Ealing comedies
A White, White Day review - white heat
Gripping Icelandic portrait of grief, love and vengeance
The Best Films Out Now
theartsdesk recommends the top movies of the moment
On the Record review - #MeToo turns its lens to the music industry, gives the mic to women of colour
An unflinching look at #MeToo, misogyny in hip hop, and the burdens of black women
The Dead and the Others review – dreamlike journey set in indigenous Brazilian community
Cannes-winning docudrama observes the clash between ancient tradition and modern life
Fanny Lye Deliver’d review - blistering English civil war western
Thomas Clay delivers a potent pastoral drama by way of a house-invasion horror
The Booksellers review – a deep dive into the eccentric world of bookselling
Brimming with charm, this documentary is a rare treat
DVD/Blu-ray: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Slow-burning passion packs a strong erotic punch in Céline Sciamma's film
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