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  • The Candidate (2018)
    Review preview for The Candidate

    The writers start from a place where the screw is already turned and, just when you think they can't get it any tighter, find new ways to increase the tension - matching their torque with action.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Manuel, an influential deputy secretary of an regional government who has everything going his way, finds himself fighting for survival when news of his involvement in a corruption ring leaks out.
  • A Fantastic Woman (2017)
    Review preview for A Fantastic Woman

    Lelio makes no bones about how he wants us to feel, to the point where it sometimes feels as though he is stating the obvious is six-foot neon letters.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A transgender woman fights for the right to grieve after the death of her partner.
  • Machuca (2004)
    Review preview for Machuca

    A passionate, almost angry look at events often forgotten in world history.

    Trinity · 4.5 out of 5
    Friendship blossoms across the class divide in the classrooms of Chile.
  • Neruda (2016)
    Review preview for Neruda

    A triumphant piece of filmmaking.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Story of the Nobel prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his homeland.

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