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Reviews   -   Dec 16, 2024 2024 Awards Underdogs
2024 Awards Underdogs

The films that deserve flowers, that we’re scared may go unrecognised.

by Umnia El-Neil
Dec 15, 2024 2024 Awards ‘not’s (WARNING: Controversial!)
2024 Awards ‘not’s (WARNING: Controversial!)

the only four acclaimed films we did not enjoy this year.

by Umnia El-Neil
Nov 19, 2024 All We Imagine as Light
All We Imagine as Light

Two nurses, seemingly two generations of thought and approach, making it work in Mumbai. In what I can only describe as the most lusciously romantic film in a long while, ‘All We Imagine As Light’ is at once both patient and quick, diving us headfirst into the interior worlds of

by Umnia El-Neil
Nov 19, 2024 EAT/SLEEP/CHEER/REPEAT
EAT/SLEEP/CHEER/REPEAT

As they make their way to the Olympics of Cheer, the Irish Cheerleading Team (and their coaches) let themselves be known to the camera - their personal lives and their fight to get it right. This is a fascinating slice of life, which gives you a unique look into the

by Umnia El-Neil
Nov 19, 2024 Prospect House: Fragile Fiction
Prospect House: Fragile Fiction

In a whirlwind blurring fact and fiction, Prospect House grapples with the very concept of History and Storytelling. What can we know, what can we guess - and who gets to guess? Through the lens of a House on the brink of demolition, a team of re-enacters seek to save

by Umnia El-Neil
Nov 19, 2024 Mrs. Robinson: The Blueprint of Leadership
Mrs. Robinson: The Blueprint of Leadership

For our times as we currently experience them, a documentary screeening at the Irish Film Festival London was nore relevant than ever - the story of a boundary-breaking woman who, as much as she can, has lived and is living her truest progressive values. A lawyer, a human rights activist,

by Umnia El-Neil
Reviews   -   Nov 16, 2024 (🇬🇧🇪🇸)Paddington en… ¿Perú?
(🇬🇧🇪🇸)Paddington en… ¿Perú?

ENGLISH VERSION Even before stepping foot into the theatre I was sceptical about this film. The premise alone threatens to shatter the existing – and greatly beloved – dynamic of the first two films of the franchise by moving our beloved bear from the familiar streets of London to the ‘dangerous Peruvian

by Nor García Grau
German   -   Nov 13, 2024 (🇬🇧🇦🇷🇩🇪) We pay for the sins of our parents - A GLADIATOR II review
(🇬🇧🇦🇷🇩🇪) We pay for the sins of our parents - A GLADIATOR II review

! Spoilers ahead ! Is it in our nature to immediately reject what we inherit? Can we filter through the dirt and find kernels of truth and wisdom? Is it even worth it? Gladiator II acts as a mirror to its predecessor, which doesn’t mean it is a carbon replica, but

by Celeste Kassautzki Sp.
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