Alonso Duralde’s Top 11 Films of 2024
Our chief US film critic's annual compilation of the year's finest, including war, death, tennis, queer takes on pop culture, and hundreds of beavers.
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I’m Not a Robot
A woman repeatedly fails a Captcha test and starts to wonder whether she is, in fact, a robot in the high concept identity crisis drama, I'm Not a Robot.
OSCARS 2025
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An Interview with Prince Daniel
The director of Nigeria's Oscar submission for Best International Film, 'Mai Martaba', talks about questioning long-standing systems and transitioning from radio to the big screen.
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Teta (Grandmother)
A mother and her young son’s relationship is pushed to the limit in Teta, an unnerving psychological horror with disquieting, supernatural overtones.
Singapore 2024
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One of Those Days When Hemme Dies
A vengeful labourer’s plan to kill his manipulative foreman gives way to empathy for the rural poor in lawyer-turned-filmmaker Murat Firatoglu’s solid directorial debut.
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Cine Verdict Entrevista con Tito Catacora
'Yana Wara' es la presentación de Perú para los Premio Internacional de la Academia 2025
Cairo 2024
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Cairo 2024: The Verdict
Returning after last year's dramatic cancellation, the 45th edition of the long-running Cairo festival had a rich international program but a special focus on strong films from Africa, the Middle East, Palestine and Egypt itself.
