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Salute
With a big sporting summer approaching and in the wake of Asif Kapadia’s inspired documentary Senna, one can expect to find a variety of sporting movie knock-offs coming to cinemas looking to make a quick buck.
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Once Upon A Time In Anatolia DVD
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s expansive drama amongst the pastoral landscape
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Hadewijch DVD
As an allegory of the thin line between religious fanaticism and devout faith, Bruno Dumont’s Hadewijch is a fascinating yet infuriating experiment.
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Superheroes
For cinemagoers, the summer now means just one thing – superhero movies. And whether you like it or not, this summer’s supers have already arrived.
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The Story Of Film: An Odyssey
In the opening of Mark Cousins’ quite astonishing journey through the annals of film history there is an unlikely pairing between Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan and Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colours: Blue.
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Snowtown DVD
Snowtown; a disturbing socio-realist study of sociopathic behaviour is one of the great films about one of the most appalling crimes in recent memory.
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Tomboy DVD
One of the best films of 2011, Céline Sciamma’s second full-length feature is a fine example of the value of a sensitive and conscientious filmmaker.