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    So what is the new Feminist 'F-rating'?

    IMDB has added a new 'F-rating' for feminist films

    New development at IMDB: feminist films to be rated 'F'. But does this catalyse or complicate the call for equality?

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    We review documentary Zero Days

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    06 Jan 17 – 06 Mar 17

    Investigative with the feel of a cyber-thriller sends a clear-cut message, if a lengthy one

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    Daft but likeable: Oliver Stone's new film Snowden is a broadly comic blockbuster with its heart in the right place

    Snowden film review ★★★★★

    09 Dec 16 – 09 Feb 17

    In the new Edward Snowden film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley wade through Oliver Stone's richly comical folly - and the results are mixed

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    We review new Spike Lee film Chi-Raq

    Chi-Raq film review ★★★★★

    02 Dec 16 – 02 Feb 17

    The Chi-Raq cast are valiantly sincere, but Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing) has directed a faintly embarrassing musical

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    Starless Dreams – new documentary

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    25 Nov 16 – 30 Nov 16

    Young female criminals tell their stories in the Starless Dreams documentary, a short powerful film by Iranian director Mehrdad Oskouei

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    We review Amma Assante's A United Kingdom

    A United Kingdom film review ★★★★★

    25 Nov 16 – 25 Jan 17

    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike attack thinly-written parts with gusto in new Amma Assante film A United Kingdom, yet another middling real-life story.

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    Bertha DocHouse showcases The Lives of Others as part of RAI Film Festival 2016

    The Lives of Others, Bertha DocHouse Documentary Season

    04 Nov 16 – 24 Nov 16

    UK's first documentary cinema shines a light on The Lives of Others around the world in this compelling series of films

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    We give five stars to this phenomenal film about Sonita Alizadeh, an Afghan refugee who dreams of being a rapper

    Sonita film review ★★★★★

    21 Oct 16 – 30 Nov 16

    This powerful documentary about Sonita Alizadeh is not just an Afghanistan documentary but a rap film, also covering women's rights and the migrant crisis

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    Leonard DiCaprio's environmentalist documentary Before the Flood wants to change the world

    Before the Flood, Leonardo DiCaprio documentary

    21 Oct 16 – 23 Oct 16

    Icebergs, again. But this time, it's not Titanic. According to Leonardo DiCaprio, movies can change the world. At least, that's the hope for his climate change documentary

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    Obama's first date: we review the charming Southside with You

    Southside with You film review ★★★★★

    23 Sep 16 – 23 Nov 16

    This film about Barack and Michelle's first date is a political film first and foremost, but still finds time to give new meaning to the word 'Obamacare'

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    Read our five-star review of the perfect scary movie: Under the Shadow

    Under the Shadow film review ★★★★★

    30 Sep 16 – 30 Nov 16

    Director Babak Anvari has crafted a subtle, feminist drama – and one of the best horror movies of all time

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    War as you've never seen it: the incredible doc Ambulance

    Ambulance film review ★★★★★

    26 Aug 16 – 26 Oct 16

    Keep your eye on young director Mohamed Jabaly: Ambulance, his debut film, is about as impressive as documentaries get

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    IRA documentary film review

    Bobby Sands: 66 Days film review ★★★★★

    05 Aug 16 – 01 Oct 16

    In this new documentary about IRA hunger-striker Bobby Sands, quotes from his diaries are the highlights

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