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  • 53 Wars (2018)
    Review preview for 53 Wars

    Bukowska makes sure we become as fixated on Anna as she is on Witek, as cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk's camera creeps ever closer to her, his stifling approach matched by dislocating sound design and Natalia Fiedorczuk-Cieslak's score.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A woman slides into anxiety as her husband reports from a series of wars.
  • Alpha Male (2022)
    Review preview for Alpha Male

    There have been a number of grim films on subjects closely related to this in recent years, so it’s nice to see it approached with humour and some measure of sympathy for all the characters.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A young man enters into a mysterious masculinity therapy, whose objective is to re-balance their relationship. He soon discovers that the leader of this therapy has radical, terrifying views on women and his dangerous methods are highly controversial.
  • Scratch (2008)
    Review preview for Scratch

    Since much of the marital battle is a 'war of silence', the film hinges on Jankowska-Cieslak's performance and she rises masterfully to the challenge.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A revelation threatens to tear apart a 40-year-old marriage.

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