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Taika Waititi talks Oscar recognition for Jojo Rabbit
INTERVIEW! Out now, Taika Waititi's new film, the anti-hate satire "Jojo Rabbit", is already Oscar-nominated. We sat down with the writer, director and actor to talk why he made "the least authentic portrayal of Hitler you'll ever find". Read more
Jan 23, 2020
2:00 PM
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Les Misérables director Ladj Ly on his Cannes-winning debut feature
INTERVIEW! With "Les Misérables" hitting Berlin kinos on Jan 23, we caught up with director Ladj Ly to find out more about his Cannes-winning, Oscar-selected debut feature, cop-watching and why he believes his film is a "cry of alarm". Read more
Jan 22, 2020
11:00 AM
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What not to miss at the British Shorts Film Festival
The 13th edition of the British Shorts Film Festival opening Jan 16 through Jan 22 at various city kinos treats us to a spectacularly distinctive showcase of British and Irish cinema. Our critic eyes up the eclectic line-up and shares his must-sees! Read more
Jan 14, 2020
4:46 PM
Out now! Our reviews
Les Misérables ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆
OUT NOW! Ladj Ly’s impressive feature debut is a bracing police drama that doubles up as a riveting and urgent parable. Read more
Jan 23, 2020
Jojo Rabbit: Pro and Con
OUT NOW! A crowd-pleaser about the absurdity and dangers of blind fanaticism, or a bizarre and disturbingly off-balance jumble between slapstick and the horrors of WWII? Read more
Jan 23, 2020
1917 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆
OUT NOW! Sam Mendes has crafted an epic yet surprisingly intimate war drama that is without a doubt his most ambitious undertaking to date. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Bad Boys For Life ⋆⋆
OUT NOW! This delayed threequel to the Bad Boys series isn’t the utter trainwreck that many could have predicted, but it’s still not worth your pennies. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Little Joe ⋆⋆
OUT NOW! What seemed like a promising mash-up of "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers"-meets-"Little Shop Of Horrors" leaves you feeling more underwhelmed than unsettled. Read more
Jan 9, 2020
The Grudge ⋆⋆
OUT NOW! A disappointingly generic film that doesn’t ever justify its existence and is criminally low on original scares. Read more
Jan 9, 2020
