Section: Film and TV
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Film and TV to look out for in 2025
Our critic selects the most anticipated feature films and TV shows to watch this year
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‘If we do nothing, this is where we’re heading’: Asif Kapadia on his dystopian vision of the future
Kapadia’s new sci-fi documentary is a sombre warning of a world controlled by authoritarianism and tech moguls. He speaks to Hyphen about the motivations behind the genre-bending 2073
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The best films and TV of 2024
From Big Zuu Goes to Mecca to No Other Land, our critic picks the best things she’s watched this year
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From Ground Zero: a compilation of short films from inside Gaza and an act of defiance
Director Rashid Masharawi has brought together a selection of documentaries and fiction from Palestinian filmmakers telling their stories of the past year
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Somali reality TV stars have boldly defied assumptions in one of the most ethically dubious areas of culture
Big Brother’s Hanah, and Real Housewives’ Chanel Ayan and Ubah Hassan, fast became fan favourites in a genre of TV where Muslim representation has been negligible
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Adeel Akhtar represents something quietly revolutionary
The actor returns to lead the long-awaited second season of Showtrial, elevating a series with plot holes and well-worn thriller tropes
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Restoration and reclamation reign at the London Film festival
Themes of erasure and renewal run through a selection of films looking to keep the stories of the Arab world alive
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Rewriting the rules: the history of Indian cinema shows the many faces of a changing nation
From the country’s first known queer film to feminist documentaries, Indian Parallel Cinema is finally getting the international recognition it deserves
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‘My intention is to provoke’: why director Laila Abbas made a film about Islamic inheritance laws
The Palestinian director on her feature debut Thank You for Banking With Us!, which traces two sisters who contend with patriarchal inheritance traditions after the death of their father
