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SHAMELESS "Black-Haired Ginger" (S9E5): The Beginning Of The End?
SHAMELESS “Black-Haired Ginger” (S9E5): The Beginning Of The End?

With William H. Macy taking the director reins this week, episode five of Shamless gives viewers glimmers of the familial ties that keep this show from going off the deep end.

SHAMELESS “Weirdo Gallagher Vortex”(S9E3): Politics, Gallagher Style
SHAMELESS “Weirdo Gallagher Vortex”(S9E3): Politics, Gallagher Style

While providing some fun, the “Weirdo Gallagher Vortex” will keep your attention, though it doesn’t really feel like a step forward, leaving viewers waiting for the Shameless we’ve come to love.

A FINE WIFE: A Raw Story Of A Family Torn Apart By Mental Illness
A FINE WIFE: A Raw Story Of A Family Torn Apart By Mental Illness

A Fine Wife is an important film and a conversation starter, giving us a raw inside look at mental illness from the point of view of a loving mate.

The Beginner's Guide: Darren Aronofsky, Director
The Beginner’s Guide: Darren Aronofsky, Director

Darren Aronofsky has made a career out of provoking his audience with visceral films of addiction, obsession and the imbalance it brings to a character’s mental state.

NICO, 1988: Absorbing Biopic Marks 30th Anniversary of Singer’s Death
NICO, 1988: Absorbing Biopic Marks 30th Anniversary Of Singer’s Death

Nico, 1988 from director Susanna Nicchiarelli respectfully marks the 30th anniversary of the late singer’s death while attempting to restore a little of her legacy.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE TRADE: An Exposé Of The Highest Calibre (& Interview With Director Matthew Heineman)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE TRADE: An Exposé Of The Highest Calibre (& Interview With Director Matthew Heineman)

Matthew Heineman’s The Trade is an exposé of the highest calibre, examining up-close a crisis with no tangible solutions.

DOUBTFUL: A Heartfelt & Earnest Debut
DOUBTFUL: A Heartfelt & Earnest Debut

Doubtful proves to be an intelligent, intimate, and potent first feature for Israelian director Eliran Elya.

Urban and The Shed Crew: Another Win for Female Filmmakers
URBAN AND THE SHED CREW: Another Win For Female Filmmakers

With 30% of British children living in poverty, director Candida Brady’s film couldn’t be timelier, depicting the harsh realities of young Britons’ lives with an unapologetic sincerity.

SKID ROW MARATHON: Positively Life-Affirming Documentary Gem
SKID ROW MARATHON: Positively Life-Affirming Documentary Gem

It is always a breath of fresh air when a documentary like Skid Row Marathon comes along, which is so heartwarming and heartfelt that you can’t help but be moved emotionally.

SMALL TOWN CRIME: The Nelms Brothers Have Arrived
SMALL TOWN CRIME: The Nelms Brothers Have Arrived

Small Town Crime delivers the goods with a layered story, enthralling mystery, classic and evocative but innovative action, and a cast and crew devoted to a singular artistic vision.

WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME: The Crisis Of Pop Star Identity
WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME: The Crisis Of Pop Star Identity

Whitney: Can I Be Me focuses more on the context and hidden traumas of Whitney’s life than the music itself, but that’s no bad thing.

What Is The Impact Of Smartphone Addiction? An Interview with James Hughes, Director Of THE NOMOPHOBE
The Implications Of Smartphone Addiction: An Interview With James Hughes, Director Of THE NOMOPHOBE

We spoke with London-based director James Hughes about his short film THE NOMOPHOBE and the implications of smartphone addiction.

Nine Lives: The One Where Kevin Spacey Plays A Cat
NINE LIVES: The One Where Kevin Spacey Plays A Cat

At times brimming with invention and at other moments leaving you confused as to who this is for, Nine Lives doesn’t fully deliver.

QUARRIES: An 80 Minute Endurance Test For All The Wrong Reasons

It’s no fun to criticise an aspiring filmmaker’s low budget passion project- but when the result is as misguided as Quarries, it’s necessary.

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE: A Hitchc*ckian Thriller For The 21st Century

The inner urge for survival is the most primitive of all impulses. For the longest time, sex was believed to be the driving force that pushes people, unconsciously and fully-cognizant, towards certain results in life. But after WWII especially, psychologists and holocaust survivors began to revisit the idea, and psychoanalysts took the obvious cue from Darwin: