Writer-director Jasmila Žbanić discusses her blistering film about the Bosnian genocide, Quo Vaids, Aida?, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar.
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Our writers pick the best sound design of 2020 and write about why its so key to the film’s success.
The Night Review: A low-budget chiller starring Shahab Hosseini
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Ep. 76: Abderrahmane Sissako’s Bamako and Timbuktu
On this episode we look at two of Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako’s films, the newly restored Bamako, and one of our favourite films of the 2010s, Timbuktu. We also discuss locating African cinema and challenges in distribution and preservation.
The thirty films we’re most looking forward to in 2021
Our editors pick their thirty most anticipated films of 2021, from Respect to Mothering Sunday to Benediction.
Claire Oakley on her genre bending coming-of-ager Make Up
First time filmmaker Claire Oakley discusses the dream that inspired her stylised, genre bending coming-of-age film, Make Up.