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the favourite

(UK/Ireland, 2018) 3-17 January, DCA Those familiar with the films of Yorgos Lanthimos will be aware of his deft use of subtly morbid humour as a tool with which to expose and comment on the absurdity of the human condition. The characters of his previous works, such as those seen in The Lobster or The Read More

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the guilty

(Denmark, 2018) 26 October – 1 November, DCA If you have not heard of Swedish filmmaker Gustav Möller, it is understandable. A cinematic newcomer, he has just two films to his name. The first was a short, I Mørke (In Darkness), completed in 2015 while he was a student at the Danish Film School, but earned him Read More

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Let The Sunshine In

(UK, 2018) 27 April — 09 May, DCA Let The Sunshine In (Un beau soleil intérieur) is the sun and all her strength; raw and revealing, it exposes the destructivity of ‘the affaire’ culture. Directed by the highly revered Claire Denis, the film received the SACD award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. A loose Read More

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

(UK, 2018) 20 April — 03 May, DCA The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a cinematic composition. Simple and charming, the film unfolds like an aria, soft and picturesque. In collaboration with scriptwriters Don Roos and Tom Bezucha, Mike Newell’s screen adaptation of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrow’s epistolary novel is Read More

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You Were Never Really Here

(UK, 2018) 16 – 29 March, DCA Those aware of Lynne Ramsay’s previous work will know the kind of anticipation a new film of hers can bring. A mixture of joy from the artistic quality of her track record and dread of the resulting mental state. 2018’s You Were Never Really Here is no different, Read More

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Lady Bird

(USA, 2017) 2 – 15 March, DCA On first viewing, Lady Bird may not strike audiences as a particularly gripping film. It doesn’t revolve around an epic adventure, or a team of superheroes attempting to save the world (for the millionth time). Nor is it a timely commentary on political corruption, or a gritty new angle on Read More

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Darkest Hour

(UK, 2017) 12th – 25th January, DCA Jowly and squat in stature, Winston Churchill is one of the most recognisable British figures of the twentieth century, a status which draws extra scrutiny to those who would portray him. However, Gary Oldman’s outstanding portrayal of the Prime Minister is nothing short of a masterclass; he perfects Read More

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The Post

For Stephen Spielberg, the story of a rampant Republican government wielding its power to silence the free press was simply too prescient to reject; the urgency apparent even during Trump's notorious campaign and before his employment of "alternative facts". A believer in objective truth, Spielberg set to work assembling a cast and crew, creating the film Read More

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The Florida Project

  The first thing to mention about Sean Baker’s modern classic The Florida Project is how beautifully understated it is. At no moment does this film feel like it is shoving its contents in your face, desperate to leave a lasting impression. Instead, the performances that capture your attention are at once so subtle, yet Read More

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Anyone who has seen The Lobster – which I wholeheartedly recommend you do – will have an inkling of what to expect from Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film. That is if you can imagine the slow, ominous oddity of The Lobster cross-bred with the domestic horror of Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. It is a ghastly, grisly, Read More

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