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Review

The Other Way Around review – a new type of break-up movie

by David Jenkins

Jonás Trueba’s wry and articulate neo-screwball relationship comedy sees a couple organising a party for their impending break-up.

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In Retrospect
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Podcast

Superman | Pavements + Alex Ross Perry | Superman And The Mole Men (1951)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss James Gunn’s Superman reboot and talk to Alex Ross Perry about his experimental music documentary Pavements. Finally, for film club, we revisited Superman’s first on-screen appearance in 1951’s Superman And The Mole Men.
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Review

Pavements review – a trailblazing docufiction without borders

by Luke Hicks

Alex Ross Perry creates a unique docufiction about cult indie band Pavement, blurring the lines between real and fake to excellent comedic effect. 

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In Retrospect
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Opinion

Till Tech Do Us Part: Romance in the age of surveillance cinema

by Billie Walker

Surveillance culture has gone way beyond peering into our neighbours’ windows and wondering about the lives we aren’t living.
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Review

Superman review – levity and humour win the day

by Leila Latif

James Gunn ditches the gloom with his make-or-break refresh of this oft-filmed comic book stalwart.

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In Retrospect
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Scene Report

Inside The Arzner, the UK’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ cinema

by Blake Simons

Community lies at the heart of the UK’s first venue solely dedicated to queer cinema, which has opened its doors in Bermondsey.
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Opinion

My Soapy IP Summer: Beach Read vs Airport Novel Adaptations

by Olivia Popp

A curious pattern emerges when it comes to the cinematic treatment of the breezy beach read, compared to that of the more respectable airport novel.
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Podcast

Jurassic World Rebirth | The Shrouds + David Cronenberg | Videodrome (1983)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss new releases Jurassic World Rebirth and The Shrouds, and speak to David Cronenberg about his latest film. Finally, for film club it’s a Club Little White Lies members’ pick – we revisit 1983’s Videodrome.
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Interviews

David Cronenberg: 'You don’t want to bore peo­ple with how sad you are'

by Hannah Strong

As The Shrouds finally debuts in UK cinemas, the master of the macabre gets personal about grief.
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This Just In

GriefTech: Death and Technology in The Shrouds, Invention, and Severance

by Jadie Stillwell

Recent sci-fi works in film and television alike are articulating new relationships between contemporary technologies and grief.