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A still of Matthew Macfadyen sitting at a desk in The Assistant, set against a pale pink background.

Orla Smith / December 30, 2020

FYC: Matthew Macfadyen’s one-scene wonder in The Assistant

In The Assistant, Matthew Macfadyen is the key ingredient that makes the film's best scene so chilling. This is the first in a series of For Your Consideration …

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A collage of posters of some of the best films of 2020 that are featured in our critics survey, including First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, The Assistant, Proxima, and I Was at Home, But...

Seventh Row Editors / December 28, 2020

What are the best films of 2020? A critics survey

We asked critics from around the world what the best films of 2020 were. Read their answers in this critics survey. Catch up with out best of the year content …

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A collage of stills of Virginie Efira, Gemma Arterton, Eva Green, Anthony Hopkins, and Riz Ahmed.

Seventh Row Editors / December 27, 2020

The 20 best lead performances of 2020

Seventh Row's editors pick the 20 leading performances they loved most from the films of 2020. This is the first piece in our 2020 wrap up series. Over the …

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A still from Slalom, in which a girl holding ski equipment looks disturbed, her face shrouded in darkness. The text on the image says: Review.

Alex Heeney / December 11, 2020

Charlène Favier’s Slalom is a complex exploration of abuse

Charlène Favier's Cannes-selected debut, Slalom, is a tense pas-de-deux between a 15-year-old professional skiing star (Noée Abita) and her coach (Jérémie …

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A still from Charlatan, in which a man holds up a small glass of urine to the light and stares at it, while another main watches him from behind. The text on the image says: Review.

Alex Heeney / December 10, 2020

Charlatan draws parallels between a faith healer and communism

Agnieszka Holland's Charlatan tells the story of Czech herbalist and healer Jan Mikolášek to draw parallels with post-war communism. Charlatan is the Czech …

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Alex Heeney / December 9, 2020

Sophie Dupuis explores masculinity in a Quebec mine in Souterrain

Sophie Dupuis's second film, Souterrain, is a thoughtful exploration of the emotional lives of men working in a Quebec mine. The film is screening across Canada …

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