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Benedetta

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Post date October 16 2021
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Director – Paul Verhoeven – 2021 – France – Cert. tbc – 131m ***** A 17th Century nun subject to religious visions embarks on a lesbian relationship with a novice – exclusively on MUBI from Friday, July 1st Christianity. The Church. Religion. Treat them the wrong way, and you can get into trouble. Horror The […]

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The Northman

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Post date April 13 2022
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Director – Robert Eggers – 2022 – US – Cert. 15 – 136m ***** A 10th Century Viking prince vows revenge on his father king’s killer and sees it through to death – out in cinemas on Friday, April 15th Young Viking Prince Amleth (Oscar Novak from The Batman) is thrilled when his warrior father […]

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The Green Knight

Director – David Lowery – 2021 – UK – Cert. 15 – 130m ***1/2 A retelling of the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight from Arthurian mythology – out in cinemas on Friday, September 24th This immediately sets out its stall with a woman leading a horse out of a courtyard and Gawain […]

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The Story Of Looking

Director – Mark Cousins – 2021 – UK – Cert. 15 – 87m **** A highly personal film essay on the importance and significance of our visual senses – out in cinemas and on rental on BFI Player and Curzon Home Cinema from Friday, September 17th This opens with archive interview footage of musician Ray […]

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The Fortress
(Nam Han
San Seong,
남한산성)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date October 21 2017
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(Nam Han
San Seong,
남한산성)

Director – Hwang Dong-hyuk – 2017 – South Korea – 140m **** 1/2 Korean period, winter war movie in which a besieged King, his court and his army decide whether to negotiate or fight as the enemy approaches – the opening film in the London East Asia Film Festival 2017 From its title you might assume […]