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  • Beans (2020)
    Review preview for Beans

    If they sometimes have trouble moving seamlessly between the smaller dramas of childhood and the bigger picture of the protests, each element of the film carries resonance in its own right.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Oka Crisis, the turbulent Indigenous uprising that tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990.
  • Fitting In (2023)
    Review preview for Fitting In

    Although there’s an increasing number of films on related subjects, this is the first to adopt the language of mainstream cinema with such success.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    When she's diagnosed with a variation of sex characteristics, a teenage girl is forced to reevaluate her life, relationships and identity.
  • A Long Winter (2026)
    Review preview for A Long Winter

    Worse than incomplete, Haigh's film lacks a fully developed soul. This is in spite of striking aesthetic moments and sharply written scenes complemented by strong performances from the cast.

    Paul Risker · 2.5 out of 5
    Returning to his childhood home deep in the mountains, Mike is drawn back into the quiet rituals of family life as the clan prepares for the winter ahead.

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