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Film of the Week: 'The Exorcist: Believer' - An unholy regurgitation

What a terrible day for an exorcism...

13/10/2023

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Film of the Week: 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'

The late William Friedkin's final film is a fitting full stop to a rich filmography.

06/10/2023

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Cultural digest: Don’t miss these events in Europe this week

From Wes Anderson's whimsical adaptations to 'Queer Nature' at London's Kew, here's what not to miss this week.

30/09/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Club Zero'

Following its premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, indoctrination satire 'Club Zero' is out in cinemas and is a mixed bag, one that nevertheless exudes a hypnotic pull.

29/09/2023

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Wes Anderson + Roald Dahl = A match made in (Netflix) heaven

Ready yourselves for a very Wes Anderson autumn.

26/09/2023

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Film of the Week: 'El Conde'

Out today on Netflix is Pablo Larraín’s Venice-premiering 'El Conde', a unique and cinematic political farce. It's just a shame most people won't get to see it on the big screen...

15/09/2023

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Film of the Week: 2023 Palme d'Or winner 'Anatomy of a Fall'

This year's Palme d'Or winner starts it rollout in European cinemas. Justine Triet’s film tells the compelling story of possible murder – but should 'Anatomy of a Fall' have taken Cannes top prize?

25/08/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Strange Way of Life'

The American frontier explores queer longing... And has never looked so stylish.

18/08/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Gran Turismo'

The true story of Jann Mardenborough, the British gamer who managed to transfer his skills into a real-life racing career, is given the big-screen treatment, courtesy of the once great 'District 9' director Neill Blomkamp.

11/08/2023

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The best movies of 2023... So far

How many have you seen - and where do blockbuster behemoths 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' feature in our ranking?

05/08/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Suspiria' - How it's OK for critics to be wrong

Due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, Luca Guadagnino will not be at the Venice Film Festival this year with his new film 'Challengers'. Time then to look back at his 2018 film 'Suspiria', and how its Venice premiere five years ago continues to have an impact on me to this day.

04/08/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Talk To Me' - The first great horror film of 2023

Let The Wrong One In...

28/07/2023

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Film of the Week: Barbenheimer - 'Barbie' vs 'Oppenheimer'

Now I am become Barbie, the destroyer of Kens.

21/07/2023

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Film of the Week: Is the new Mission: Impossible movie the worst yet?

The Mission: Impossible franchise finally enters its diminishing returns phase...

14/07/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Les Filles d'Olfa' ('Four Daughters')

A Cannes 2023 standout is released in cinemas, a bold and unique film that confronts motherhood and religious fundamentalism.

07/07/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'

The new and final Indiana Jones film starring Harrison Ford is finally out. And it’s more Dial of Disaster than Destiny...

30/06/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Asteroid City' - Wes Anderson's worst to date?

Heartache, alien sightings and quarantine... Wes Anderson’s spin on the sci-fi genre only amounts to Close Encounters of the Exasperating Kind. Asteroid City ends up as his most parodical and emotionally unengaging film to date.

23/06/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light'

A stop-motion standout of this year's Annecy Animation Film Festival, one to keep a close eye on.

16/06/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Reality', a bone-rattling whistleblower docu-drama

Having premiered at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, Tina Satter's debut film faithfully re-enacts the real-life FBI interrogation transcript of American intelligence leaker Reality Winner. It's a minimalist triumph.

09/06/2023

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Film of the Week: 'Polite Society'

“The sooner you get out of this Stepford Wife cardigan phase, the better for everyone!”

12/05/2023