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DOLOR Y GLORIA / PAIN AND GLORY Pedro ALMODOVAR — SPAIN — 112 minutes IN A NUTSHELL In Pedro Almodovar’s latest and somewhat semi-autobiographical film,…

LITTLE JOE Jessica HAUSNER — AUSTRIA, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY — 105 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Alice (Emily Beecham), a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder…

SORRY WE MISSED YOU Ken LOACH — UK, FRANCE, BELGIUM — 100 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Ken Loach’s latest film deals with zero-hour contracts and the complications…

ATLANTIQUE / ATLANTICS Mati DIOP — FRANCE, SENEGAL, BELGIUM — 104 minutes IN A NUTSHELL In Mati Diop’s debut feature, a young woman named Ada (Mama Sané)…

BACURAU Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO, Juliano DORNELLES — BRAZIL, FRANCE — 132 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Set slightly in the future, the film follows Teresa (Bárbara Colen) who…

LES MISÉRABLES Ladj LY — FRANCE — 103 minutes IN A NUTSHELL This urban drama examines the hostility between police and civilians set in a…

The Dead Don’t Die Jim JARMUSCH — USA — 103 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Strange things seem to be occurring in the small peaceful town…

Welcome back! Last week we did an extensive breakdown of the Oscars’ Foreign Language Film shortlist. Trying to predict which films will ultimately get nominated…

Towards the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) tells a perplexed Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) why he would sacrifice the Time Stone…

Completed just one year before his passing, the tale of the last days of a long-running public radio show seems rather ironic fodder for Robert…

On this week’s Podcast Al Robinson and Rob Motto are joined by new guest Robert Daniels of 812 Film Reviews. The trio sum up some…

Wherein I analyse my own choices ahead of Sunday’s big announcements. Check out the Film Honors 2016 Nominees in full, or go straight on ahead:…