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Clare Brunton

Ex film teacher and frequent couch potato. I try and see at least one new release a week, but I've somehow got to 30 without having seen The Godfather?

Wildfire Review

REVIEW: Wildfire

When Kelly (Nika McGuigan) finally returns home after being presumed missing for two years, she turns her sister’s (Nora-Jane Noone) life upside down in this tense family drama set in Northern Ireland. The film boasts wonderful performances from its two leads as Kelly and Lauren. Haunted by ghosts from their past in a small town […]

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Shirley Review

REVIEW: Shirley

Newlywed Rose (Odessa Young) becomes an unlikely muse to famous and damaged horror writer Shirley Jackson in this tense and exciting drama. Shirley has quite rightly been billed as Elizabeth Moss’ film, and her performance is every bit as insane as you would expect. An enigma in every scene, she balances melancholy with utter disdain,

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Cicada Review

REVIEW: Cicada

Centred around the blossoming relationship between two young men in New York City, Cicada offers a fresh perspective on falling in love with someone despite their trauma, and learning to accept your own. The two leads shine in different ways, Sheldon D. Brown particularly landing some of the films most tender and challenging moments. Sam

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Herself Review

REVIEW: Herself

After leaving her abusive husband, Sandra is left living in a hotel room with her two daughters and facing a life with little options. That is until she decides to build her own home. Whilst this story could feel mundane in someone else’s hands, writer’s Malcolm Campbell and Clare Dunne craft a moving and emotionally

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Flint Review

REVIEW: Flint

Considering the Flint water crisis has been in the news for over 5 years now you’d be forgiven to think the situation has been resolved. Anthony Baxter’s new documentary Flint , which has recently aired as part of Sheffield DocFest, shows that not only has the situation not improved, but highlights the complex and nightmarish

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