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False Negative: John Waters Interviewed
I first worked with John Waters when I brought him to San Francisco’s Castro Theater in 2001 to...
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We Lost Dancing: How Fred again.. And Ruben Östlund Found Each Other
There is little more infuriating in the world of art consumption when someone has a good idea b...
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Spectacular Spectacular: On Baz Luhrmann's Elvis
Baz Luhrmann was never going to make a biopic. His film about Elvis Presley, the highest-sellin...
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This Much I Know To Be True: Nick Cave And Warren Ellis' New Film On Grief
Nick Cave doesn’t seem like the kind of man to take government advice to heart, but that’s what...
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Hopes For Paradise: Terrence Davies and The Long Day Closes
Years ago, my Dad was trying to explain to me how it felt to see Lawrence of Arabia in the cine...
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Let Go: Franz Rogowski On Great Freedom
When I sit down with Franz Rogowski at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2021, it’s the secon...
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Let's Not Rush: A Love Letter To Trains On Screen
For almost as long as it has existed, cinema has been just as obsessed with trains as sweet Tik...
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Fuck Fame: Charli XCX, A-ha And Destructive Fandom
Somewhere in the metaverse, a popstar echoes the loneliness of her LGBTQ+ fans during Covid loc...
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Simon Jablonski's Independent Cinema Reviews Column
Ballast By locating the story within a remote, dusty bubble – seemingly far from the reaches o...
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Simon Jablonski's Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column
Patagonia There must have been something swooning round the collective Welsh consciousness ove...
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Simon Jablonski's Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column
Confessions As a storyteller, Tetsuya Nakashima is unique in cinema. Outlandish and horrific s...
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Odd Events In Country Houses: Never Let Me Go Reviewed
The country house is enjoying quite the televisual renaissance. Over the last year we’ve had Ti...
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Simon Jablonski's Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column
The Fighter This isn’t strictly a boxing film. It’s about boxing in a similar way that The God...
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The Sins Of The Father: Lemmy The Movie
If quantum theory is be believed then there’s no doubt a film about Lemmy doing the rounds in a...
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Simon Jablonski's Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column
NEDS A violently gripping portrayal of gang culture in 1970s Glasgow, NEDS examines in subvers...
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Friday Film Round-Up: Gasland, Blue Valentine & Travellers Reviewed
Gasland The great Western didn't die or lose relevance; it just morphed and transmuted into th...
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