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‘Everything is political’: how film can guide us through difficult times

As Trump’s divisive second term threatens the liberties of many Americans, movies from Z to Spartacus to V for Vendetta have become more and more relevant

The Guardian - US

On movie screens in Toronto, home is a battleground

As the Toronto International Film Festival winds down after a week of wall-to-wall premieres, there has been no more fraught turf than the land that families try to eke out a life on, amid geopolitical storms knocking on the front door

The Independent UK

Les Indésirables review – Ladj Ly’s clumsy social drama is a let-down

The award-winning director of Cannes hit Les Misérables returns with a muddled and blunt-edged film about underprivileged Parisians

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TV tonight: ice-cream vans and murder in 80s Glasgow

This hard-hitting documentary investigates mass murder in the increasingly divided Scottish city. Plus, MasterChef. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Daisy May Cooper’s twisted comedy is a peculiar treat

Cooper stars in cracking new BBC One series, Am I Being Unreasonable? Plus, it’s the Strictly launch show. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Review: 'Athena,' a fiery drama of civil unrest, is mostly blowing smoke

Romain Gavras' "Athena" opens with a single-take sequence so intricately choreographed, and so breathtaking in its visual sweep and emotional force, it's almost a shame that there's another 90 minutes or so of movie to go along with it. It begins at a news conference where a French soldier, Abdel…

Los Angeles Times

Romain Gavras: ‘My dad fed me Tarkovsky from the age of seven’

Rejecting his director father’s love of arthouse, the film-maker threw himself into pop videos. Now, with his political drama Athena, he’s joining the family business

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Paddington to Sidney: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Recent events have turned the beloved Peruvian bear into a national treasure, while Oprah’s documentary about Sidney Poitier is an extraordinary look at a legend

The Guardian - UK

Acclaimed Franco-Malian director Ladj Ly opens free film school in Senegal

Ladj Ly, the director of Cannes Jury prize-winning film Les Miserables, this week opened Africa’s first free film school – in the Senegalese capital Dakar.

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