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Anora | Fresh Takes

We sent our team of writers to meet Anora: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning comedy-drama sees Scream queen Mikey Madison give a star-making performance as a Brooklyn sex worker.

Izzy & Renuka 01 Nov 24

The Outrun | Fresh Takes

Our writers tell us what they thought of The Outrun, a poignant adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s award-winning memoir.

Nuala, Jamie, Lucy, Millie & Zara 27 Sep 24

Sing Sing | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Sing Sing. Greg Kwedar's heartfelt drama follows a theatre group escaping the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play.

Aryan, Colette, Juliette, Matthew, & Luca 23 Aug 24

I Saw The TV Glow | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on I Saw The TV Glow, a hypnotising new vision from director Jane Schoenbrun.

Tom, Eva & Jordan 26 Jul 24

About Dry Grasses | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on About Dry Grasses, an engrossing and daring new film from the acclaimed, Palme d'Or winning writer-director Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

Eleanor & Sharon 17 Jul 24

Orlando, My Political Biography | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Orlando, My Political Biography, a bold and joyous celebration of trans and non-binary lives, told through the lens of Virginia Woolf's iconic novel.

Bella, Nevan, Hollie & Theo 02 Jul 24

Weekend | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Weekend, the debut feature from All of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh.

Jake & Alex 26 Feb 24

Monster | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Monster, a timely tale of family and false impressions, boldly told from three different perspectives and helmed by acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Alice, Ethan, Olivia & Sara 01 Mar 24

Fantastic Machine | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Fantastic Machine. Fantastic Machine is a film about film – one that calls into question not just the nature of “documentary” evidence and the “truth” of a photographic image, but the very art of filmmaking itself.

Jamie, Vanessa & Joe 12 Apr 24

Challengers | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s latest film starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist as a love triangle of tennis players.

Jasmine, Joe G, Oviya, Josh & Tom 26 Apr 24

Rosalie | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Rosalie, a beautiful and bold romance from director Stéphanie Di Giusto.

Ashreet, Joshua, Eve & Dina 31 May 24

Drive-Away Dolls | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on comedy caper Drive-Away Dolls.

Seb, Ethan, Jonathan, Izzie & Audrey 20 Mar 24

Robot Dreams | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Robot Dreams - a love letter to friendship set in 80s New York.

Alexandra, Jasmine, Gabriela, Darius & Esme 22 Mar 24

Give Us Your Fresh Takes

16-25? Do you love films? Do you have views and opinions you'd like to share? Whatever type of film floats your boat, if you are aged 16-25 and want to join our group of Fresh Takes film reviewers, we want to hear from you!

The Picturehouse Team 01 Sep 24

Anatomy of a Fall | Fresh Takes

Here are the latest Fresh Takes on ANATOMY OF A FALL, the Palme d'Or-winning psychological thriller from acclaimed director Justine Triet.

Jordan, Clara & Catrin 06 Nov 23

Love Lies Bleeding | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Love Lies Bleeding, which marks the return of Saint Maud director Rose Glass: a high-tension, ‘80s-set thriller, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian as a gym manager and a bodybuilder who fall for each other and wind up caught in a dangerous criminal web.

Alexandra, Tara, Heather, Lucy & Katie 03 May 24

Rye Lane | Fresh Takes

Here's some Fresh Takes on the dazzling new rom-com Rye Lane, reviewed by our first collection of young writers.

Dara, Lily, & Nika. 30 Mar 23

Chevalier | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on CHEVALIER, the extraordinary story of Black maestro Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

Ashish, Ditta, Nisan, Sabrina, Ummi and Zara 14 Jun 23

Name Me Lawand | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on the upcoming documentary NAME ME LAWAND, an inspirational and touching coming-of-age story which explores the power of communication and community through the experiences of a young Deaf Kurdish boy - five-year-old Lawand.

Carys, Fatma, Hebe, Isabelle and Lucilla 07 Jul 23

A Matter of Life and Death | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on A Matter of Life and Death, Powell & Pressburger's iconic 1946 British fantasy-romance.

Lucy, Miranda, Nathan & Rotem 19 Jan 24

Black Narcissus | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Powell & Pressburger's Black Narcissus, a delirious and erotic British psychological melodrama dealing with themes of faith and desire.

Ammir, Oscar & Rose 19 Jan 24

Sick Of Myself | Fresh Takes

Here's some Fresh Takes on Sick Of Myself, a darkly comic body horror that takes a viscerally upsetting look at just how far an individual will go to gain attention in the new era of social-media addiction.

Callum, Dara & Sarah. 24 Apr 23

The Eight Mountains | Fresh Takes

Here's some Fresh Takes on THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS, a profoundly moving portrait of a lifelong friendship, set against a truly magnificent Italian landscape.

Abhishek, Amy, Francesco, Harry, Leo & Minnie 15 May 23

The Red Shoes | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on The Red Shoes, an Oscar-winning, enthralling tribute to the life of the artist.

Ellis, Kit & River 19 Jan 24

I Know Where I'm Going! | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on I Know Where I'm Going!, Powell and Pressburger’s disarming and enchanting romance.

Alice, Tess & Zara 19 Jan 24

Pretty Red Dress | Fresh Takes

Here's some Fresh Takes on PRETTY RED DRESS, a story about how one dress changes everything for a family in Dionne Edwards’ spirited debut, which investigates Black masculinity and family structures with warmth and sensitivity.

Alex, Sofia, Stella and Shagnick 08 Jun 23

The Boy and the Heron | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on THE BOY AND THE HERON, a semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki.

Kitty, Reuben, Ben, Madeleine & Kitty 19 Dec 23

The Zone of Interest | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on The Zone of Interest, the Grand Prix-winning new film from Jonathan Glazer which takes a bold new approach to the story of Auschwitz, told through the eyes of the camp’s commandant and his family.

Danielle, Harrison, Lauren, Sihaam & Thomas 25 Jan 24

Bottoms | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on BOTTOMS, a dark comedy about two socially inept and sexually frustrated lesbians who start a high-school fight club to impress the cheerleaders.

Shagnick, Jacob, Ethan, Benjamin 21 Dec 23

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