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Animation is Film 2021: BELLE

BELLE is a frustrating outing for Mamoru Hosoda

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LFF 2021: Natural Light

Natural Light provides a strong foundation for director Nagy Dénes' to build from in what looks like a promising career

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LFF 2021: Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest

Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest does a splendid and entertaining job of giving its subject the limelight it deserves

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VIFF 2021: The Beta Test

The Beta Test falls into mundane and rudimentary territory that does not know what to do with its spark

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LFF 2021: Mass

If one thing is assured in Fran Kranz's Mass is that it will emotionally destroy the viewer

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LFF 2021: Playground ‘Un Monde’

Laura Wandel offers a stirring and utterly perfect venture in her drama Playground

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LFF 2021: Wild Indian

Wild Indian is a brooding and meditative portrayal of conscience

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VIFF 2021: Miracle ‘Miracol’

Miracle is not the second coming critics wanted, or perhaps Romania needed to kickstart a new wave of cinema

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LFF 2021: The Dance

The Dance is rousing in its themes of creativity and passion

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LFF 2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy Of Macbeth is a marvel of production and craftsmanship

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LFF 2021: All These Sons

All These Sons is a profound, poignant and much-needed discourse

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LFF 2021: The Odd-Job Men

Neus Ballús' The Odd-Job Men is a warming and poignant look into the world of character

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LFF 2021: The Fam ‘La Mif’

La Mif is in no way a casual or easy watch

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LFF 2021: Queen of Glory

Queen of Glory is a tender exploration of culture and family

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LFF 2021: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy ‘偶然と想像’

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is an often haunting but freeing exploration

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LFF 2021: All is Vanity

All Is Vanity might be biting a little more off than it can chew

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LFF 2021: Language Lessons

Language Lessons is a feature that is plagued by ego and self-entitled personality

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TIFF 2021: The Wheel

The Wheel is an emotionally charged and deeply intimate look at a young couple on the brink of divorce

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LFF 2021: Boiling Point

Boiling Point is the best British film this year

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VIFF 2021: Bergman Island

There is a tender and thoughtful parade inside Mia Hansen-Løve's Bergman Island