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The form on the 'Write for TAKE ONE' page hasn't been functioning properly for about two years. We've started to get in touch - we think - with everyone who used it (they were unforwarded, rather than lost), but if you got in touch and haven't heard anything, give us a shout.

"BABYGIRL is festive family fun in the least traditional sense. Finding levity and grace in human weakness & the messiness of navigating human desire, the film gives generational acting talents a phenomenal showcase ..." - @carmenchloie reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/babygirl/

"This edition of #NOSFERATU is often visually remarkable, but falters in communicating [its themes] of fear and desire and is content to menacingly nibble around the edges rather than sink its teeth in." - @jimgr reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/nosferatu…

RIP David Lynch

What’s your favourite film where a Nazi gets shot? Asking for no reason.

“Although VERMIGLIO may be too gentle to impact viewers, the film is a beautiful neorealist throwback that shows the power of detailed, naturalistic characterisation.” - Carmen CP (also on 🏙️) reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/vermiglio/

“The first feature film adaptation of William Tell’s story since 1960 feels more like farce than fable. Left behind in the wake of its shortcomings is a film where the craft doesn’t match the potential of its material.” - Calum Cooper reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/william-t…

“NICKEL BOYS is a towering achievement from a filmmaker long preoccupied with the documentary artform, an inventive and painful tale […] that reminds us cinema isn’t solely defined by what it’s about, but also by how it’s made.” - Kedar Bayley reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/nickel-bo…

"Mike Leigh’s [newest film] is one of his most poignant and arresting dramas. HARD TRUTHS is nothing less than immaculate in its construction and is bound to resonate deeply with British audiences living in a post-Covid world." - James Learoyd reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/hard-trut…

"The tropes of the [sports] genre in THE FIRE INSIDE feel like routine cinematic shadowboxing, but the introspective third act is an unexpected uppercut." - Jack Hewitt reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-fire-…

“PRESENCE may be destined to simply be another formally experimental work for Soderbergh, but there is enough compelling drama and character work that it deserves more consideration than that.” - Simon reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/presence/

“If art can be considered a reflection of the artist’s beliefs & values, then the cast and crew of SING SING have wonderfully presented the importance of sincerity & vulnerability in a world that increasingly seems to resent both.” - Calum Cooper reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/sing-sing/

“ON FALLING demonstrates that when our societal systems are dysfunctional at best & broken at worst, we all lose something: our ability to connect, be joyful, & share in the world.” - Jim Ross 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎞 reviews the opening film of Glasgow Film Festival, also out March 7th: takeonecinema.net/2025/on-fallin…

“The unique approach of FLOW streams through [its] animation style [&] character behaviour, in a way that deepens the impact of its themes of solidarity, companionship, and harmony.” - @jimgr reviews the #Oscars nominee releasing next month in the UK: takeonecinema.net/2025/flow/

“Exploring the intricate characters of A REAL PAIN creates a surprising emotional authenticity and a sense of transparent peace that leaves a bittersweet aftertaste.” - Martha Wallam reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/a-real-pa…

“The film will stand the test of time, both in terms of the ideas and questions it raises, as well as a beautiful example of the moving image. However, something about THE BRUTALIST arriving now lends the film potency.” - @jimgr reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-bruta… #thebrutalist

Our Glasgow Film Festival coverage continues with Simon's review of MR. K, starring #CrispinGlover. "While it’s visually striking & Crispin Glover gives a wonderful performance[,] MR. K’s web of allusions to other works grows a little thin[...]" - takeonecinema.net/2025/mr-k/

On Wednesday, a new season launches on 'TAKE ONE Presents...'! Your mission if you choose to accept it is to tune into The Impossipod. @simonxix & @jimgr turn their eyes to the M:I series, looking at its place in film history & how it develops: takeonecinema.net/the-impossipod/

"O ÚLTIMO AZUL (THE BLUE TRAIL) is a heartwarming road movie from Brazilian director and screenwriter Gabriel Mascaro, which was awarded the prestigious Silver Bear Grand Jury award at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival." - Caz Armstrong reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/o-ultimo-…

"...#MissionImpossible has lasted much longer than the legendary 5-seconds-until-self-destruction. Even if [#TheFinalReckoning] delivers more than a tiny puff of smoke in an 80s tape player, it represents a fizzling out nonetheless." - @jimgr reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/mission-i…