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  • Clemency (2019)
    Review preview for Clemency

    Despite the raw power of its performances, the film suffers from an impulse to spell out some of its points.

    Jeremy Mathews · 3.5 out of 5
    Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
  • Till (2022)
    Review preview for Till

    There are none of the big set piece speeches traditionally associated with winning awards. Instead we are presented with something which feels much more raw and natural.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The story of Mamie Till-Mobley, the Chicago woman whose son, Emmett Till, was lynched while visiting cousins in Mississippi and whose body became an indelible image of the horrors of American racism.

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