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Cynthia Nixon

Laura Anne Harris / April 18, 2017

‘You do not demonstrate, you reveal’: Cynthia Nixon is exquisite in A Quiet Passion

As Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion, Cynthia Nixon reveals her depth of range and skill as a performer — emotionally, physically, and technically. This is the third feature in our Special Issue on A Quiet Passion, which can be read in full here.

Terence Davies

Alex Heeney / April 17, 2017

‘The costumes have got to look as though they wear them’: Terence Davies talks A Quiet Passion

Writer-director Terence Davies discusses his Emily Dickinson biopic, A Quiet Passion, and how he developed the film’s aesthetic. This is the second feature in our Special Issue on A Quiet Passion, which you can read in full here.

Quiet Passion, Terence Davies

Gillie Collins / April 14, 2017

Review: A Quiet Passion charts Emily Dickinson’s subtle rebellion

In A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies’ new biopic, Emily Dickinson, the famously reclusive poet, comes to life as an understated renegade, who deserts gendered orthodoxies to pursue her art. This is the first article in our Special Issue on A Quiet Passion.

Mad World, Wong Chun

Alex Heeney / April 13, 2017

Review: Mad World tackles stigmas about mental illness in Hong Kong

Wong Chun’s Mad World depicts the harrowing consequences of stigmas about mental illness but fails to engage with the reality of mental illness in favour of an uplifting family narrative where love is just as good as medication. Mad World is screening at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival.

Alex Heeney / April 13, 2017

Review: Tommy’s Honour is a showcase for the prodigiously talented Jack Lowden

In Tommy’s Honour, Jack Lowden finally gets the leading role he deserves as the eponymous Tommy Morris, the greatest golfer of the 19th century.

Close-Knit

Elena Lazic / April 11, 2017

Review: Close-Knit marks an important milestone for Japanese LGBTQ cinema

Naoko Ogigami’s Close-Knit is a charming, if disappointingly conservative, family drama about a girl who finds herself being raised by a transgender woman.

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