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The enduring relevance and heartache of Mysterious Skin
O n its release 20 years ago, Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin generated critical raves but reached only modest cultural sa…
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The Battle For Laikipia review – captures a violent story as it happens
I n central Kenya, insidious warfare is playing out on the arid plains of Laikipia County, as roving indigenous cow herd…
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20 Hidden Gems at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival
W hen faced with the cinema deluge that is the programme for the London Film Festival, initial excitement can often give…
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A Different Man review – an atmospheric, idiosyncratic thriller
E dward (Sebastian Stan) knows what everyone thinks when they look at him. Having developed neurofibromatosis, a conditi…
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A third predator in these woods: Gone Girl at 10
S lowly, the closed door hiding perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse away from prying eyes is creaking open. In 2…
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Joker: Folie à Deux review – a grim karaoke session
T odd Phillips is quite insistent that Joker: Folie à Deux is not a musical. First at CinemaCon , then in an interview w…
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What’s going on with movie musicals?
P atti LuPone doesn’t like movie musicals. On a 2017 episode of Andy Cohen’s talk show Watch What Happens Live, the leg…
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When did British comedy get so twee?
I t’s 2004 and Shaun (Simon Pegg) is living an aimless existence, shuffling from his job selling white goods to local bo…
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The Teacher review – a wonderful cinematic experience
T he Teacher asks us to consider the sacrifices we would make for our fellow man in times of crisis. It demonstrates the…
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Saoirse Ronan’s constant coming of age
I t is with a juvenile excitement belying her 22 years of age that Saoirse shuffles from foot to foot in a convenience s…
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Megalopolis review – scintillating, absurd and violently original
T he word “opus” feels custom-designed as a descriptor for a film such as Francis Ford Coppola’s self-conscious folly-to…
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