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This Is Ourselves: Music And Memory In Aftersun
In the cathartic, climatic scene of Aftersun, the film’s past and present storylines dramatical...
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Bad Education: Tár And The Sadistic In The Artistic
In the arts, discipline is everything. Without it, you can’t reach the diligence or stamina nee...
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Feel The Film: Mark Jenkin On Enys Men
“I remember going to a 16mm film screening of David Lean's Oliver Twist in the hall of the vill...
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If These Walls Could Talk: The Stone Tape At 50
Charles Babbage is best known as the father of the modern computer, but he had other ideas, too...
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Happy Ending: How Guillermo Del Toro Reinvented The Fairytale
Fairy tales are, by their very nature, fantastical stories. Often set in far-away kingdoms fill...
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Modern Masterpiece: 20 Years Of 24 Hour Party People
Earlier this year, while finishing a book on music films I rewatched 24 Hour Party People, Mich...
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It's Fetishised, But Hey, It's Home: Aladdin At 30
Nothing about our collective longing for the 1990s surprises me, even though I was far too youn...
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Viewers Viewing Viewers: Peter Greenaway's Unusual Britishness
Britain has a strange relationship with its most distinctive film auteur, Peter Greenaway: fête...
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Film Reviews
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Film Reviews
Valkyrie: Riding Roughshod Over History?
Plus: Scroll down for Shot From Both Sides: Cinema From The Enemy's Point of View The old adag...
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Setting The Standard: Role Models Reviewed
Making a comedic film requires a very difficult balancing act. As per the conventions of mainst...
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Indie Auteur: A Conversation With Joe Swanberg, 'Mumblecore' Lynchpin
Joe Swanberg made quite an impression at last year's London Film Festival with his latest work ...
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson: Reviewed
I have put off writing this article for too many days now. The reason for this is not laziness,...
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Cinematic Santas - The Least Convincing And Naughtiest Santas on Film
"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, no...
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New Patti Smith Documentary: Dream of Life - Reviewed
A few people, a charmed few, are lucky enough to give off light when a camera is on them. Patti...
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Generation Terrorists: The Baader-Meinhof Group’s Legacy
Growing up on a British Forces base in West Germany at the height of the cold war in the late 7...
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Choke and Cinema's Most Adventurous Book Adaptations
Chuck Palahniuk once said in an interview that his goal as a writer was not to make books which...
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