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High Tech, Old English: Beowulf And The Green Knight

The refurbishment of ancient stories with cutting edge visual effects projects current anxieties without thinking about futuristic storytelling - but Tom Duggins asks what might have changed in the last 14 years since the last big take on an Old English classic
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Isle Of Dogs: Trash The Future

Wes Anderon's new stop motion animation disturbs the usual binaries of cinematic representations of nature with a bold new aesthetics of junk
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The Quietus Essay: Okja, The Jungle, Veganism And Food Security

With Bong Joon-Ho's Okja now available on Netflix, Tom Duggins asks some questions about the film's take on the complicated business of the meat trade and our attitudes to what we eat

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A Quiet Passion: The Problem Of Poetry On Film

To coincide with today's release of Emily Dickinson biopic A Quiet Passion, Tom Duggins takes a look back at the many presentations of poetry in cinema, from the sublime to the ridiculous
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Jarmusch Ado About Bussing: Paterson Reviewed

Adam Driver plays a driver called Paterson from Paterson in Paterson
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Fast Things First: Remainder Reviewed

Tom Duggins reviews director Omer Fast's adaptation of Tom McCarthy's novel Remainder
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Death Of A Party: Blur – New World Towers Reviewed

Tom Duggins reviews a new documentary based around the recording sessions of Blur's latest album, The Magic Whip
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Peak-y Blinder: Crimson Peak Reviewed

Tom Duggins reviews Guillermo Del Toro's gothic fantasia, out in cinemas today
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Hammer Of The Mods: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Reviewed

Tom Duggins goes solo to review Guy Ritchie's stylish retro-spy caper

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Cruising At Altitude: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Reviewed

Tom Duggins gets stuck in to the latest in the seemingly-never-ending action franchise

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