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A headshot of actor Théodore Pellerin. Behind and in front of his face is multiple iterations of his last name: Pellerin, each a different shade of purple or yellow.

Justine Smith / April 19, 2021

The elegance and awkwardness of Théodore Pellerin

Rising star Théodore Pellerin (Genèse, Never Rarely Sometimes Always) has the charisma of a leading man and the energy of a scene-stealing character actor. He discusses his career so far.

Alex Heeney / April 6, 2021

Review: Maxine Peake shines in Fanny Lye Deliver’d (The Delivered)

Maxine Peake leads Thomas Clay’s refreshing genre film, Fanny Lye Deliver’d (The Delivered in the US), about a woman’s emancipation.

A collage of various films that played at the Unnamed Footage Film Festival, with the festival's logo plastered over them.

Orla Smith / April 3, 2021

Found footage gets a showcase at the Unnamed Footage Film Festival

This year’s Unnamed Footage Film Festival was a 24-hour livestream that illuminated the best and worst traits of the found footage genre.

Riz Ahmed sits at a drum kit in Sound of Metal.

Alex Heeney / March 31, 2021

Riz Ahmed’s tour de force performance in Sound of Metal

Riz Ahmed’s Oscar-nominated performance in Sound of Metal, as a heavy metal drummer going deaf, is a tour de force.

A collage of stills from BFI Flare 2021 film, along with the logo of the festival.

Orla Smith / March 27, 2021

Highlights from BFI Flare 2021, from No Ordinary Man to Boy Meets Boy

Orla Smith runs down the best films of BFI Flare 2021 and the themes that they kept coming back to.

A collage of stills from the best films of Berlinale 2021, against an afternoon sky backdrop.

Seventh Row Editors / March 25, 2021

The best films of Berlinale 2021

Editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith pick the fifteen best films of Berlinale 2021, from Ninjababy to Petite Maman.

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