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GFF2024 review: Hesitation Wound / Tereddüt Çizgisi

Year: 2024 Runtime: 84 minutes Written and directed by: Selman Nacar Starring: Tülin Özen, Gulcin Kultur Sahin, Ogulcan Arman Uslu  By Sarah Manvel “Hesitation Wound” tries to have its cake and eat it. That is to say, it tries to show a criminal lawyer in a small Turkish city both as a person and a professional, but only manages to short-change her twice. Both aspects of … Continue reading GFF2024 review: Hesitation Wound / Tereddüt Çizgisi

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AlRawabi School For Girls Season 2: A Profound Declaration of Female Solidarity

Media critic Calum Cooper writes about his thoughts on the awaited second season of Jordanian Netflix show AlRawabi School For Girls, a followup season that proves to be an empathetic and well-written companion piece to the first. Continue reading AlRawabi School For Girls Season 2: A Profound Declaration of Female Solidarity

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Interview: Billie Melissa Rogan of “I Love You, Guys” (2024)

Film critic Calum Cooper interviews the director of the upcoming short film I Love You, Guys, Billie Melissa Rogan. Continue reading Interview: Billie Melissa Rogan of “I Love You, Guys” (2024)

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Sundance 2024 review: Every Little Thing

Year: 2024 Runtime: 93 minutes  Director: Sally Aitken By Sarah Manvel On the surface, “Every Little Thing” is a slight documentary about Los Angeles’s hummingbird lady, Terry Masear, who runs a volunteer rescue service for the city’s wounded or damaged hummingbirds. In reality this documentary is about how a society cares for its most helpless creatures and what it costs to provide care for those … Continue reading Sundance 2024 review: Every Little Thing

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