Posts by Adam Woodward

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer review – shine on you crazy German

By Adam Woodward

Thomas von Steinaecker flips the camera on one of Germany's favourite filmmaking sons, investigating his long and far-reaching career.

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One Life review – protect Anthony Hopkins at all costs

By Adam Woodward

Anthony Hopkins is sensational in James Hawes' otherwise fairly conventional biopic of Nicholas Winton, who was responsible for rescuing hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

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Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet is simply sensational

By Adam Woodward

Gather round and listen close... Paul King’s dazzling prequel to Roald Dahl’s beloved story is a joyous expression of pure imagination.

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

By Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and co gear up for another high-stakes mission, but it’s diminishing returns amid all the ambitious action.

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Rian Johnson: ‘Sondheim’s my guy’

By Adam Woodward

The writer/director of Glass Onion talks musicals, murder mysteries, and the sartorial secrets of master detective Benoit Blanc.

The Eurotrash guide to Jean-Luc Godard

By Adam Woodward

The late French New Wave icon was affectionately sent up on the cult 1990s late-night show.

Thor: Love and Thunder

By Adam Woodward

Taika Waititi returns to the MCU five years after Thor: Ragnarok with a disappointing sequel sorely lacking in charm and imagination.

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All My Friends Hate Me

By Adam Woodward

A birthday party turns into the weekend from hell for the man of the hour in Andrew Gaynord’s horror-tinged social satire.

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Benediction

By Adam Woodward

Terence Davies explores the tragic and complex life of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon in this elegantly moving biopic.

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Vortex

By Adam Woodward

An elderly Parisian couple struggle with the trials of ageing in Gaspar Noé’s miserable but intriguing new film.

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How we created The Northman’s authentic Viking sets

By Adam Woodward

Set decorator Niamh Coulter takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Robert Eggers’ epic revenge saga.

The Lost City

By Adam Woodward

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum embark on a journey to a mysterious ancient land in this charming action-comedy.

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The Phantom of the Open

By Adam Woodward

Mark Rylance plays an average joe flung into the spotlight in Craig Roberts’ good-natured but bland comedy.

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The Batman

By Adam Woodward

Robert Pattinson’s grunge prince vows to wash the scum off Gotham’s streets in Matt Reeves’ noirish detective thriller.

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Joel Coen: How we made The Tragedy of Macbeth

By Adam Woodward

The director and his team relay the secrets of breathing new life into one of the most hallowed texts in all of history.

Check out these stunning photos from the making of West Side Story

By Adam Woodward

This collection of rarely seen production stills shows the original Jets and Sharks in action.

David Squires on… The future of the Halloween film franchise

By Adam Woodward

With Michael Myers’ killing spree showing no sign of letting up, what could the next instalment of the series look like?

Halloween Kills

By Adam Woodward

Michael Myers runs amok once more in director David Gordon Green’s strangely lacklustre slasher sequel.

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No Time to Die

By Adam Woodward

Daniel Craig’s last dance as a Double-O agent brings the present chapter of the long-standing spy saga to a sentimental close.

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Benediction – first-look review

By Adam Woodward

Terence Davies’ handsome biopic of the poet Siegfried Sassoon is a lament for lost youth and stolen love.

Sam Spruell: ‘We had to leave set when the polar bears arrived’

By Adam Woodward

The British character actor talks toxic masculinity and filming in sub-zero temperatures for Andrew Haigh’s The North Water.

The 2021 BFI London Film Festival line-up has been announced

By Adam Woodward

This year’s LFF programme comprises 39 per cent female and 40 per cent ethnically diverse directors/creators.

David Squires on… Tom Cruise’s curry odyssey

By Adam Woodward

TC takes a well-earned break from filming the latest Mission: Impossible film to indulge his love of Indian food.

Censor

By Adam Woodward

A film censor goes in search of her missing sister in Prano Bailey-Bond’s razor-sharp, retro-styled horror satire.

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Watch: Stephen Park breaks down his Fargo character

By Adam Woodward

The real-life Mike Yanagita tells the story of one of the most memorable scenes in the Coen brothers’ filmography.

David Squires on… Bob Odenkirk in Nobody (UK edition)

By Adam Woodward

Our resident cartoonist puts a decidedly British spin on the recent everyman action-thriller.

The Harder They Fall to open the 65th BFI London Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Jeymes Samuel’s outlaw western will receive its world premiere at the festival in October.

Watch the 4K restoration trailer for Joseph Losey’s The Servant

By Adam Woodward

StudioCanal has announced a re-release of this 1963 classic starring Dirk Bogarde and James Fox.

David Squires on… Space Jam 2 and other sport movie reboots

By Adam Woodward

With the release of the basketball-themed sequel, our resident cartoonist updates some other classic sport movies.

Nowhere Special

By Adam Woodward

This tender drama about a father forced to give up his young son reinforces James Norton’s star credentials.

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LWLies Sixties Presents… Playtime reimagined

By Adam Woodward

Laurène Boglio wraps up our partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint with a colourful tribute to Jacques Tati’s surrealist masterpiece.

LWLies Sixties Presents… Lilies of the Field reimagined

By Adam Woodward

Phil Poole’s graphic rendering of this enduring Sidney Poitier drama is the latest poster in our partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint.

LWLies Sixties Presents… Bonnie and Clyde reimagined

By Adam Woodward

Our partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint continues with Camila Flamenco’s take on Arthur Penn’s classic crime-drama.

LWLies Sixties Presents… Cléo from 5 to 7 reimagined

By Adam Woodward

Evgeny Todorov’s retro-styled homage to Agnès Varda’s Parisian sojourn is the latest poster in our partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint.

Watch the world exclusive trailer for The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

By Adam Woodward

The star of Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice reflects on his life in this melancholy documentary.

LWLies Sixties Presents… 2001: A Space Odyssey reimagined

By Adam Woodward

Our partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint continues with Jim Stoten’s psychedelic take on Kubrick’s sci-fi classic.

Land

By Adam Woodward

Robin Wright directs and stars in this affecting if slight portrait of a woman attempting to escape her grief.

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Introducing LWLies Sixties… A decade of film art reimagined

By Adam Woodward

The first poster in our partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint pays tribute to Věra Chytilová’s offbeat satire, Daisies.

Paul Raci: Master of Reality

By Adam Woodward

The veteran character actor chats Sound of Metal, D/deaf representation and performing ASL as Ozzy Osbourne.

A new documentary explores the Beatles’ enduring relationship with India

By Adam Woodward

The Beatles and India combines archive footage and eye-witness accounts to shed light on a unique cultural crossover.

The Human Factor

By Adam Woodward

The inside story of America’s futile attempts to broker peace in the Middle East makes for fascinating viewing.

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A Cop Movie – first-look review

By Adam Woodward

Two professional actors go ‘undercover’ in this eye-opening exposé of Mexico City’s police force.

Petite Maman – first-look review

By Adam Woodward

An eight-year-old girl encounters a young version of her mother in Céline Sciamma’s transportive fable.

Drift Away – first-look review

By Adam Woodward

Jérémie Renier finds himself all at sea in Xavier Beauvois’ slow-burn drama about a grief-stricken policeman.

Memory Box – first-look review

By Adam Woodward

Three women learn to reconcile the past in this moving drama from Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.

Cherry

By Adam Woodward

Tom Holland’s junkie GI goes to hell and back in the Russo brothers’ failed attempt at serious filmmaking.

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The story behind The Grand Budapest Hotel’s ‘Boy with Apple’ painting

By Adam Woodward

Artist Michael Taylor reveals how he created the “priceless” artwork at the centre of Wes Anderson’s film.

Pelé

By Adam Woodward

This authorised look at the life of the Brazilian icon reveals more about the man than the footballer.

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Celiné Sciamma and Hong Sang-soo headline the 2021 Berlin Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

This year’s two-part edition will also play host to Daniel Brühl’s directorial debut.

Katherine Waterston: ‘I would love to make this film five times’

By Adam Woodward

The star of The World to Come gives a career-best performance in this hardscrabble tale of female longing.

A new version of The Magnificent Ambersons restores Welles’ vision

By Adam Woodward

Lost scenes from the director’s ill-fated second feature are being reconstructed with animation.

An unseen archive of movie poster artwork is being published

By Adam Woodward

The Feref Collection includes rare alternative designs for Star Wars, Aliens and more.

The Midnight Sky

By Adam Woodward

George Clooney directs and stars in this drably conventional sci-fi drama about the power of human connection.

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Finding Jack Charlton

By Adam Woodward

The story of one of England’s (and Ireland’s) most beloved footballing sons becomes a sombre portrait of dementia.

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David Squires on… The impracticalities of being The Invisible Man

By Adam Woodward

Life advice for all the translucent douchebag exes out there, courtesy of our resident cartoonist.

How festivals are supporting filmmakers through the pandemic

By Adam Woodward

In Greece, the Thessaloniki Film Festival is working to safeguard the future of domestic film production.

Michael Stuhlbarg: ‘Accidents are what keep art alive’

By Adam Woodward

The renowned character actor reveals how Josephine Decker nudged him out of his comfort zone.

A new photo book sees Wes Anderson in the everyday

By Adam Woodward

Wally Koval shares the story of how a love for travel and all things Anderson grew into a global community.

Carmilla

By Adam Woodward

Emily Harris’ visually striking take on the classic Gothic novel fails to live up to its initial promise.

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Kirsten Johnson: ‘I was asking cinema to keep my dad alive’

By Adam Woodward

The documentary maker attempts to cheat death with her life-affirming latest, Dick Johnson Is Dead.

Tricia Tuttle on what to expect from the 64th BFI London Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

The Festival Director speak about putting together the most accessible, expansive LFF programme yet.

David Squires on… The fate of Cast Away’s Wilson

By Adam Woodward

What if Tom Hanks’ volleyball companion had managed to escape the desert island and return home?

White Riot

By Adam Woodward

The story of how Rock Against Racism combatted fascism in ’70s Britain has some disturbing contemporary parallels.

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On International Cinema Day, support a movie theatre you love

By Adam Woodward

On Saturday 12 September, join in celebrating independent cinemas everywhere.

Tenet

By Adam Woodward

A stoppable force meets an infinitely movable object in Christopher Nolan’s continuum-shattering sci-fi thriller.

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The production designer who finds inspiration on the open road

By Adam Woodward

Surviving the perils of solo creativity is tough. In the latest instalment of our series supporting artists through lockdown, Malin Lindholm reveals how she’s continued to feed her wanderlust and her reactive process during the pandemic.

Watch the first trailer for moving British drama Body of Water

By Adam Woodward

Lucy Brydon’s debut feature explores the impact of an eating disorder on a family.

Chloé Zhao, Gia Coppola and Michel Franco head up Venice Film Festival 2020

By Adam Woodward

La Biennale’s 77th edition will go ahead as planned, with one of the festival’s most eclectic line-ups in years.

The costume designer dyeing to make film more sustainable

By Adam Woodward

Surviving the perils of solo creativity is tough. In the latest instalment of our series supporting artists through lockdown, Jo Thompson explains why she’s ditching synthetics for natural products.

Carmine Street Guitars

By Adam Woodward

Director Ron Mann takes us on an intimate tour of a legendary Greenwich Village music shop.

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A leading documentary film festival asks ‘What’s in a meme?’

By Adam Woodward

This year’s Thessaloniki Documentary Festival will explore the origins and evolution of an internet phenomenon.

My Comfort Blanket Movie: Grosse Pointe Blank

By Adam Woodward

Adam Woodward reflects on the timeless appeal of George Armitage’s alt-rom-com from 1997.

Infinite Football

By Adam Woodward

One man’s soccer obsession becomes a humble plea for a better world in Corneliu Porumboiu’s riveting documentary.

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True History of the Kelly Gang

By Adam Woodward

Justin Kurzel’s bold reimagining of the life and crimes of Ned Kelly is a gross misfire.

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Jessica Hausner: ‘Happiness is overrated’

By Adam Woodward

The Lourdes and Amour Fou filmmaker on her unsettling English-language debut, Little Joe.

A real-life lighthouse keeper breaks down The Lighthouse

By Adam Woodward

Chris Foulds, who worked on 32 lighthouses between 1971-1989, gives his thoughts on Robert Eggers’ maritime odyssey.

Willem Dafoe: ‘I stopped eating lobster on this film’

By Adam Woodward

The screen legend on going full seadog in Robert Eggers’ paranoid fantasia, The Lighthouse.

Bad Boys for Life

By Adam Woodward

This is not a review of Bad Boys for Life. This is a requiem for Bad Boys.

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Watch the 4K restoration trailer for The Holy Mountain

By Adam Woodward

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s surrealist masterpiece is returning to cinemas next month.

Edward Norton: ‘In America now, the veil has come off’

By Adam Woodward

The writer, director and star of Motherless Brooklyn talks New York, noir and making musical acquaintances.

Motherless Brooklyn

By Adam Woodward

Edward Norton directs and stars in this patchwork New York noir about a Tourette-suffering private eye.

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Last Christmas

By Adam Woodward

This misjudged yuletide rom-com does a gross disservice to George Michael’s musical legacy.

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Midway

By Adam Woodward

Roland Emmerich’s expensively mounted re-enactment of the Battle of Midway benefits from a balanced perspective.

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The Irishman

By Adam Woodward

A de-aged Robert De Niro takes centre stage in Martin Scorsese’s muscular, melancholy mob drama.

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Sorry We Missed You

By Adam Woodward

Ken Loach doubles down on his kitchen-sink shtick in this heavy-handed indictment of Britain’s gig economy.

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Watch this beautiful short film about a father trying to find his son

By Adam Woodward

My Boy is the latest micro-budget drama from British writer/director Charlotte Regan.

The Day Shall Come

By Adam Woodward

Chris Morris exposes the “dark farce” at the heart of US homeland security in this blunt political satire.

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Hitsville: The Making of Motown

By Adam Woodward

Berry Gordy leads a roster of iconic artists in paying tribute to one of the most successful record companies of the 20th century.

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Eyes Wide Shut is returning to cinemas for its 20th anniversary

By Adam Woodward

The re-release of Stanley Kubrick’s final masterpiece will be accompanied by a new documentary short.

Shola Amoo: ‘The media’s depiction of blackness needs constant analysis’

By Adam Woodward

The British-Nigerian filmmaker on his intimate portrait of black masculinity, The Last Tree.

Hotel Mumbai

By Adam Woodward

Anthony Maras depicts a real-life tragedy in this grim action-thriller.

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The Goldfinch

By Adam Woodward

Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman star in this disastrously dull adaptation of Donna Tartt’s best-seller.

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Bait

By Adam Woodward

Director Mark Jenkin chronicles a dying way of life in this boldly experimental seaside drama.

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Louis Leterrier on realising a lifelong dream with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

By Adam Woodward

The director of Netflix’s prequel series reveals how Jim Henson inspired him to become a filmmaker.

Pain & Glory

By Adam Woodward

Pedro Almodóvar reunites with some familiar faces for this masterful trip down memory lane.

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Quentin Tarantino and Margot Robbie on the real Sharon Tate

By Adam Woodward

The director and star of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood tell the story of one of the film’s key scenes.

Chris Morris is back with incendiary satire The Day Shall Come

By Adam Woodward

Read an explosive statement from the Four Lions writer/director on his latest political comedy.

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman to close the 63rd BFI London Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

The director’s upcoming crime drama is set for its international premiere on 13 October.

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman to open the 57th New York Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

The legendary director’s long-gestating mob epic will finally be unveiled 27 September.

Watch the first trailer for Taika Waititi’s ‘anti-hate satire’ Jojo Rabbit

By Adam Woodward

The New Zealand filmmaker plays Adolf Hitler in this World War Two-set coming-of-age comedy.

The Edge

By Adam Woodward

England’s Test cricket side of 2009-2013 comes under the microscope in this candid documentary.

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The Lion King

By Adam Woodward

Jon Favreau’s update of Disney’s animated epic shows the studio’s remake philosophy is not so problem free.

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David Lynch: My Head is Disconnected – A strange trip into a brilliant mind

By Adam Woodward

This major exhibition spans the artist-filmmaker’s five-decade career.

Jim Jarmusch: ‘Teenagers define our culture – Billie Eilish is a genius’

By Adam Woodward

Akron’s finest chats riffing on George A Romero and fearing for our future in The Dead Don’t Die.

Ibiza: The Silent Movie

By Adam Woodward

Julien Temple explores the enduring appeal of this clubbing mecca to surprisingly unstimulating effect.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home

By Adam Woodward

After the events of Endgame, the world needs a new hero. And Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio is ready to answer the call.

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Win a limited edition signed print by David Lynch

By Adam Woodward

The filmmaker and artist has created the piece to mark his first major UK exhibition, which opens at HOME Manchester this month.

Kristen Stewart goes undercover in the first Charlie’s Angels trailer

By Adam Woodward

She joins fellow super spies Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska in this reboot from writer/director Elizabeth Banks.

Wes Anderson and Juman Malouf have curated an exhibition in Milan

By Adam Woodward

The filmmaker and illustrator will present 537 artworks and objects at the Fondazione Prada.

Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows

By Adam Woodward

One of the most radical female artists of the 20th century finally gets her dues in this lively docu-profile.

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Child’s Play

By Adam Woodward

The toy terror is back with a vengeance in this entertainingly gruesome slasher reboot.

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Men in Black: International

By Adam Woodward

The galaxy defenders suit up again in this softish reboot of the popular sci-fi action franchise.

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Diego Maradona

By Adam Woodward

Senna director Asif Kapadia delves into the controversial life and career of Argentina’s soccer messiah.

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Brad Pitt blasts into space in the first Ad Astra trailer

By Adam Woodward

James Gray’s upcoming sci-fi centres on an extraterrestrial mystery that threatens the survival of our planet.

Exclusive: Watch the brand new 4K restoration trailer for Don’t Look Now

By Adam Woodward

Nicolas Roeg’s seminal 1973 thriller is returning to cinemas on 5 July.

Robert Zemeckis: ‘We’re very close to having completely synthetic actors’

By Adam Woodward

The Hollywood filmmaker talks Welcome to Marwen, performance capture and predicting the rise of Trump.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire – first look review

By Adam Woodward

A painter falls in love with her subject in Céline Sciamma’s masterfully composed period piece.

Diego Maradona – first look review

By Adam Woodward

The team behind Amy and Senna tackle the highs and lows of a controversial footballing icon.

A Hidden Life – first look review

By Adam Woodward

A conscientious objector finds salvation in Terrence Malick’s sublime World War Two-era romance.

The Whistlers – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Corneliu Porumboiu’s melodious crime comedy takes the Romanian New Wave to exotic new climes.

Little Joe – first look review

By Adam Woodward

A new species of plant poses a threat to humanity in Jessica Hausner’s quietly chilling sci-fi.

Pain and Glory – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Pedro Almodóvar bares all in this affecting portrait of a filmmaker reconciling his past triumphs and tragedies.

Sorry We Missed You – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty return to Cannes with another bitter requiem for the working class.

Newly restored collection of British Victorian film brings history to life

By Adam Woodward

The BFI’s vast archive of early cinema is available to watch online for free.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood added to Cannes line-up

By Adam Woodward

Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film, starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, will receive its world premiere at the festival.

Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse to premiere at the 51st Directors’ Fortnight

By Adam Woodward

The American director’s Robert Pattinson-starring horror is heading to Cannes.

Xavier Dolan, Terrence Malick headline 72nd Cannes Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

This year’s Official Selection features new works from Jim Jarmusch, Bong Joon-ho and Jessica Hausner.

Night of the Living Dead Live! raises Romero’s horror classic on stage

By Adam Woodward

The seminal 1968 film has been resurrected with a comedic twist.

The Dead Don’t Die to open the 72nd Cannes Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Jim Jarmusch’s star-studded zombie comedy will receive its world premiere on 14 May.

Mid90s

By Adam Woodward

Infectious energy and a strong DIY ethos powers Jonah Hill’s directorial debut.

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Shazam!

By Adam Woodward

Beat it, Batman. Step aside, Supes. The DC Extended Universe has got itself a new golden boy.

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Missing Link

By Adam Woodward

Hugh Jackman’s intrepid explorer makes a startling discovery in Laika’s latest stop-motion treasure.

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The Highwaymen

By Adam Woodward

This drab Depression-era procedural takes a sideways look at the Bonnie and Clyde saga.

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Watch: Jordan Peele on Us, doppelgängers and reinterpreting Hitchcock

By Adam Woodward

The American writer/director discusses his nightmarish new horror.

Minding the Gap

By Adam Woodward

An innocent celebration of skateboarding evolves into a profound study of the transition from youth to adulthood.

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James Gunn will direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3 after all

By Adam Woodward

Disney confirms rehiring following Gunn’s public dismissal in July 2018.

Everybody Knows

By Adam Woodward

Fiery central performances from Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem fuel this slowburn mystery from Asghar Farhadi.

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Watch the first trailer for Florence Pugh folk horror Midsommar

By Adam Woodward

Something wicked this way comes... in Ari Aster’s follow-up to Hereditary.

25 films we’d like to see at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Could these be the directors vying for this year’s Palme d’Or?

Serenity

By Adam Woodward

LWLies intercepts a telecommunication between Matthew McConaughey and his agent.

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Alejandro González Iñárritu announced as President of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

The acclaimed director becomes the first Mexican artist to receive the honour.

Eight under-the-radar gems from the Berlin Film Festival 2019

By Adam Woodward

Highlights from across this year’s Berlinale, including a hallucinatory war thriller and a metaphysical farce.

High Flying Bird

By Adam Woodward

André Holland plays a sports agent who takes on the NBA in this quietly radical drama from Steven Soderbergh.

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Joel Edgerton: ‘On a scale of 1 to 10 this project was Spinal Tap’

By Adam Woodward

The Boy Erased director chats filmmaking, family and his upcoming role in David Michôd’s The King.

Green Book

By Adam Woodward

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali embark on a tour of the Jim Crow south in Peter Farrelly’s crowd-pleasing buddy comedy.

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Chiwetel Ejiofor steps behind the camera for this Netflix-backed true story of human survival.

See Zac Efron in the first trailer for new Ted Bundy biopic

By Adam Woodward

He’s playing the notorious US serial killer in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

Hideo Nakata’s Ring is returning to cinemas for its 20th anniversary

By Adam Woodward

Don’t miss the opportunity to relive this nightmarish J-Horror courtesy of a new restoration.

The Dude abides again! Jeff Bridges teases return to iconic role

By Adam Woodward

The actor has dropped a major hint that his Big Lebowski character is making a comeback.

Check out this ace music video inspired by the films of Sofia Coppola

By Adam Woodward

‘Screener Season’ is the first single off Speelburg’s sophomore album.

Henry Winkler cast in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch

By Adam Woodward

The Happy Days and Arrested Development actor will star alongside Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton.

Is James Bulger film right to humanise killers?

By Adam Woodward

Vincent Lambe’s Detainment offers a perspective rarely shown in relation to this infamous true crime.

Jonah Hill’s Mid90s to open the 2019 Glasgow Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

This year’s GFF kicks off with the actor’s directorial debut, while Brian Welsh’s Beats closes proceedings.

Welcome to Marwen

By Adam Woodward

Robert Zemeckis and Steve Carell bring heart and humour to the story of Mark Hogancamp, but offer little insight.

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Lizzie

By Adam Woodward

The grisly case of the Borden Murders is exhumed in this well-acted but heavy-handed drama.

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Alfonso Cuarón: Observe the Moments

By Adam Woodward

The Mexican writer/director describes coming home to make Roma, his most profoundly personal film to date.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

By Adam Woodward

Andy Serkis and an all-star cast fail to breathe new life into Rudyard Kipling’s cherished adventure.

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Robin Hood

By Adam Woodward

A miscast Taron Egerton fronts this dour retelling of the age-old English folktale.

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Watch Neil Maskell in poignant short Little Monster

By Adam Woodward

British writer/director Charlotte Regan’s latest work screens on Channel 4 as part of Random Acts.

Exclusive: A new audiovisual nightmare from David Lynch

By Adam Woodward

Watch a surreal promotional short for the director and Angelo Badalamenti’s debut jazz LP ‘Thought Gang’.

They Shall Not Grow Old

By Adam Woodward

Peter Jackson marks the centennial of the end of WWI with a fascinating, fatally flawed exercise in historic preservation.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

By Adam Woodward

Joel and Ethan Coen’s six-part anthology western might just be the crowning achievement of their illustrious career.

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Peterloo

By Adam Woodward

Veteran filmmaker Mike Leigh delivers a history lesson about the oft-forgotten 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.

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Watch a clip from the making of Wes Anderson’s Rushmore

By Adam Woodward

See a young Wes, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray in Eric Chase Anderson’s ‘Making of Rushmore’.

Guillermo del Toro is making an animated Pinocchio feature for Netflix

By Adam Woodward

The Mexican filmmaker is set to write and direct a stop-motion musical based on the classic children’s fable.

Inside the legendary surf film that inspired a generation

By Adam Woodward

In 1992, Taylor Steele made waves with Momentum, a short film about young surfers in Hawaii. Two decades on, a new doc tells the whole story.

Dogman

By Adam Woodward

A diminutive dog groomer comes a cropper in this dour crime fable from Italian director Matteo Garrone.

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Listen to Jonah Hill’s specially curated playlist for Mid90s

By Adam Woodward

The actor-turned-director has teamed up with Spotify to release an ‘Official Motion Picture Playlist’

Fahrenheit 11/9

By Adam Woodward

Michael Moore takes aim at both sides of the political establishment in this scattershot survey of Trump’s America.

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David Fincher’s World War Z sequel will begin production next year

By Adam Woodward

Brad Pitt is set to reprise his role in the long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s apocalyptic zombie horror.

First Man

By Adam Woodward

Damien Chazelle’s dramatisation of the Apollo 11 mission only scratches the surface of its human subject.

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Venom

By Adam Woodward

Tom Hardy sneers and sweats his way through this sanitised origin story of Marvel’s Spidey-bothering baddie.

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A Star is Born

By Adam Woodward

Bradley Cooper scores his first major hit as a director with this tender romance about the price of fame and addiction.

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Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk gets a gorgeous new trailer

By Adam Woodward

The director’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning Moonlight is based on James Baldwin’s classic novel.

Climax

By Adam Woodward

A dance troupe descends into a drug-addled nightmare in Gaspar Noé’s high-larks latest.

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David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti unearth “lost” jazz LP

By Adam Woodward

The duo’s fabled experimental album is set for release later this year.

Suspiria – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Dakota Johnson dances to an unfamiliar beat in Luca Guadagnino’s surprisingly naff horror remake.

Peterloo – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Mike Leigh recruits a top-notch ensemble for this faithful reenactment of the Peterloo Massacre.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – first look review

By Adam Woodward

The Coen brothers are up to their old tricks in this colourful, darkly comic anthology western.

A Star is Born – first look review

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Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga hit all the right notes in this update of the classic Hollywood musical.

The Favourite – first look review

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Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz vie for Olivia Colman’s affections in this erotic 18th century romp from Yorgos Lanthimos.

First Man – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Damien Chazelle’s technically accomplished Moon landing drama, starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, fails to achieve lift off.

BlacKkKlansman

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A black cop infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan in Spike Lee’s fiery, fiercely funny takedown of institutional racism.

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The Equalizer 2

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Denzel Washington emphatically reaffirms his action star credentials in this slick sequel.

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The Escape

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Gemma Arterton excels in this quietly devastating character study about a desperate housewife.

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The Coen brothers are heading to the 2018 Venice Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Their feature-length western will screen in competition alongside new works from Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent and Alfonso Cuarón.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

By Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie combine for one of the most purely entertaining action movies of the new century.

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Damien Chazelle’s First Man to open the 2018 Venice Film Festival

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The writer/director will be hoping to use the festival as a launchpad for next year’s Oscars.

The first trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite is here

By Adam Woodward

Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz star in the writer/director’s farce-ridden latest.

Check out this rare set of Alfred Hitchcock film posters

By Adam Woodward

Original alternate one-sheets for Psycho, Dial M for Murder and The Birds.

Sicario 2: Soldado

By Adam Woodward

Benicio Del Toro is at his formidable best in this deeply cynical and scattershot cartel saga sequel.

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Check out this delightful footage from the set of Lady Bird

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Watch Greta Gerwig direct a young love scene between Saoirse Ronan and Lucas Hedges.

Watch the brand new restoration trailer for The Deer Hunter

By Adam Woodward

Michael Cimino’s searing Vietnam opus returns to cinemas this summer courtesy of Park Circus.

Watch the first trailer for Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo remake

By Adam Woodward

There’s thrills, spills and pink pachyderms in this early look at Disney’s latest live-action adventure.

Watch the intense first trailer for Bad Times at the El Royale

By Adam Woodward

Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson and Jeff Bridges star in the latest from writer/director Drew Goddard.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

By Adam Woodward

Chaos reigns in more ways than one in this muddled dinosaur pile-up from director JA Bayona and writer Colin Trevorrow.

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Steve McQueen’s Widows gets a pulsating first trailer

By Adam Woodward

Viola Davis and Michelle Rodriguez head up an all-star cast in the director’s female-driven heist thriller.

Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager

By Adam Woodward

This evocative documentary celebrates the life and career of one of football’s true greats.

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Watch the first trailer for Jacques Audiard’s western The Sisters Brothers

By Adam Woodward

Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal and John C Reilly star in the French director’s Oregon oater.

Paul Dano’s Wildlife gets a stunning first trailer

By Adam Woodward

Carey Mulligan plays a lovelorn 1960s housewife in the actor’s impressive directorial debut.

Take a first look at Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old To Die Young

By Adam Woodward

The Danish writer/director promises to take us on a tour of LA’s dark criminal underbelly.

Dogman – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Matteo Garrone returns to the crime-stained streets of southern Italy for his latest social realist parable.

Solo: A Star Wars Story

By Adam Woodward

This safe and fan service-heavy Han Solo origin story is the worst Star Wars movie since the prequel trilogy.

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BlacKkKlansman – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Spike Lee’s latest interrogation of racism in America is his most entertaining and thought-provoking film in years.

Climax – first look review

By Adam Woodward

It’s party time in Gaspar Noé’s latest about a dance ensemble’s dizzying descent into hell.

Girls of the Sun – first look review

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Eva Husson’s timely ode to female resistance and survival sees an all-female Kurdish battalion take on ISIS.

Ash is Purest White – first look review

By Adam Woodward

China’s foremost auteur Jia Zhangke returns with a stirring and constantly surprising social critique.

Entebbe

By Adam Woodward

Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl play freedom-loving terrorists in this underwhelming political thriller.

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Everybody Knows – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Asghar Farhadi returns to Cannes with a slowburn domestic drama about secrets, lies and unsettled scores.

Check out Stanley Kubrick’s candid photos of 1940s New York City

By Adam Woodward

A new book presents some 300 images from the filmmaker’s archives.

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote may not screen at Cannes after all…

By Adam Woodward

Legal action could prevent Terry Gilliam’s passion project from premiering at the festival next month.

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will close the 71st Cannes Film Festival

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Terry Gilliam’s epic passion project is set to receive its world premiere on 19 May.

Reece Shearsmith on narrating Häxan and folk horror’s timely revival

By Adam Woodward

The actor, writer and comedian revisits the Swedish cult oddity ahead of a rare festival screening.

Howard Shore tells the story behind his favourite film scores

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The legendary composer discusses his work on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and more.

A rare cut of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is up for auction

By Adam Woodward

Now’s your chance to own a piece of film history – along with Jack Nicholson’s corduroy jacket.

Catching up with the London Contemporary Orchestra ahead of Phantom Thread live

By Adam Woodward

Conductors and longtime friends Hugh Brunt and Robert Ames reveal how they helped bring Jonny Greenwood’s mesmerising score to life.

Annihilation

By Adam Woodward

Alex Garland delivers a visually stunning, coolly affecting allegory for life, loss and human fallibility.

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Timothée Chalamet set to play Henry V in David Michôd’s next film

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The Lady Bird and Call Me by Your Name star is in talks to appear in Netflix drama The King.

Paul Thomas Anderson: ‘Daniel retiring completely changes things’

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The American master talks Phantom Thread and preparing for a post-Daniel Day-Lewis future.

Black Dynamite is back, baby!

By Adam Woodward

Michael Jai White has teased a sequel to Scott Sanders’ blaxploitation-spoofing action comedy from 2009.

Masters of War: Martin McDonagh on Frances McDormand

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The British writer/director extols the many virtues of the star of his new film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Visiting Ingmar Bergman’s enchanting Swedish hideaway

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We journey to Fårö, a remote island in the Baltic Sea, in search of Sweden’s enigmatic master.

Oneohtrix Point Never discusses his intoxicating Good Time score

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Musician Daniel Lopatin on soundtracking the Safdie brothers’ stunning latest.

Good Time

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Robert Pattinson gets down and dirty in New York City in the Safdies’ authentically gritty crime thriller.

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Love My Way: A conversation with Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet

By Adam Woodward

The Call Me by Your Name stars speak candidly about their cherished time on set together.

Call Me by Your Name

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Luca Guadagnino’s scintillating follow-up to A Bigger Splash is a touchy-feely screen romance for our time and for all time.

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S Craig Zahler: ‘Shooting graphic violence is like setting up a magic trick’

By Adam Woodward

The director of Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99 on his distinct approach to genre filmmaking.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

By Adam Woodward

Matthew Vaughn’s disastrous spy spoofing sequel is the film Brexit Britain (probably) deserves.

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I binge-watched the entire Air Bud film series

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The greatest canine/sports movie franchise in history, consumed in a single sitting.

Tom of Finland

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Pioneering queer artist Touko Laaksonen is the subject of this handsome, if slightly too cosy, biopic.

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A Ghost Story

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Rooney Mara feels a spectral presence in this elegant slow-burner from director David Lowery.

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Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets

By Adam Woodward

Luc Besson’s expensive bubble gum space romp is 2017’s most spectacular misfire.

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Dunkirk

By Adam Woodward

Christopher Nolan’s breathtaking historical opus attempts to give the viewer a taste of what war actually feels like.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming

By Adam Woodward

Tom Holland gets top marks as Marvel’s teenage web-slinger goes back to school.

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Why Videodrome feels more relevant today than ever

By Adam Woodward

David Cronenberg’s erotically-charged social satire is a cautionary tale for the internet age.

Transformers: The Last Knight

By Adam Woodward

Michael Bay once again puts the ‘bro’ in Hasbro with this staggeringly incoherent Arthurian epic.

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Film companies are now cutting ‘stoner’ versions of trailers

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Marijuana users represent an increasingly large chunk of the marketing pie.

Harry Styles and cast on working with Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk

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The ensemble cast talk exclusively about their challenging roles in the upcoming war drama.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge

By Adam Woodward

The fifth instalment in Disney’s swashbuckling franchise is scuppered by a certain Mr Depp.

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Colossal

By Adam Woodward

This ultra-quirky Anne Hathaway monster movie is a total disaster – and not in the way it intends.

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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

By Adam Woodward

Guy Ritchie’s blokes-n-blades epic is big on style but light on substance.

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Alien: Covenant

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Ridley Scott delivers a baroque monster movie that’s better than Prometheus.

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Mindhorn

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Julian Barratt gives the finest comedy performance of his career in this hilarious caper.

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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

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A charming romance anchors this handsome boxing drama from director Juho Kuosmanen.

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Fast and Furious 8

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Dwayne Johnson ups the ante as the automotive action franchise successfully navigates a tricky existential crossroads.

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Cynthia Nixon: ‘It’s a juicy thing for an actor to get to do, a death scene’

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The star of A Quiet Passion reveals how she conveyed her character’s mental and physical pain.

Ben Wheatley: ‘I didn’t get anywhere with film until I stopped caring’

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The Free Fire writer/director opens up about his colourful past, and why he’s desperate to make a rom-com.

The astonishing true story of Hollywood and World War Two

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Five Came Back reveals how a handful of famous directors went to war and came back changed.

Kong: Skull Island

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Tom Hiddleston on Apocalypse Now, ‘Heart of Darkness’, and great blockbusters.

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Chad Stahelski’s five-point guide to shooting great action sequences

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The John Wick: Chapter 2 director and onetime stunt double reveals some of the secrets of his craft.

Barry Jenkins: ‘Where I come from, people just don’t have the means to make a film’

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The Moonlight director discusses the value of film school and finding a personal voice.

Jack Nicholson is starring in a remake of Toni Erdmann

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The Hollywood veteran is coming out of retirement for a new version of Maren Ade’s sublime comedy.

Logan gets a lung-bustingly violent new trailer

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Wolverine is back for one last ride... and he’s bought a friend along with him.

How Superman defeated the KKK

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The incredible true story of a hero with a secret identity who battled a gang of masked villains.

Ben Wheatley reveals concept art for his next film Freakshift

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The director has dropped some bonkers early sketches by 2000 AD artist Mick McMahon.

Terrence Malick’s next feature finally gets a release date

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The director’s Austin-set new film stars Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender.

Tom Hardy on playing the ultimate anti-hero in Taboo

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The actor reveals details of his upcoming BBC drama – your new TV obsession.

Passengers

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Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence find love in a hopeless place in this catastrophic space romp.

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Brit Marling on her convention-breaking new show The OA

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The actor and writer discusses ‘genre slipstreaming’ and her anxieties about our digital age.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Gareth Edwards opts for the slow burn over the whiz-bang in this Star Wars spin-off. The results are spectacular.

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Watch an exclusive clip from dystopian drama The White King

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Jonathan Pryce and Agyness Deyn star in this upcoming portrait of an oppressed society.

Chi-Raq

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This stylish, urgent Chicago-set satire is a major return to form for its director, Spike Lee.

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An unreleased Bill Murray sci-fi comedy from 1984 has resurfaced

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Co-star Zach Galligan reveals the inside story of ‘lost masterpiece’ Nothing Lasts Forever.

Ben Younger: ‘I had to borrow money out of my mom’s 401k, it’s not a good look’

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The one-time prizefighting director discusses his return to the movie ring after an extended hiatus.

Arrival

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Denis Villeneuve’s latest is the most low-key alien invasion drama you’ll ever see.

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Is Before the Flood guilty of hypocrisy? Have your say

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We want to hear your thoughts on Leonardo DiCaprio’s globetrotting climate change doc.

Is Life set to be just another 2001/Alien rip-off?

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds chart familiar territory in this drab-looking space thriller.

John Carpenter: ‘A lot of purists want to go back to using film, but you’ve got to keep moving with the times’

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The cult director talks remakes, his love of early synthesisers and why nostalgia works in mysterious ways.

You can now stream the ‘Black & Chrome’ cut of Mad Max: Fury Road

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George Miller’s berserko road movie is available in all its monochrome majesty.

A Cure for Wellness gets a creepy, stylish first trailer

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Take a first look at Gore Verbinski’s upcoming psychological thriller.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

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Tom Cruise reprises his role as Lee Child’s enigmatic hero in a sequel that fails to hit the ground running.

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Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

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China’s foremost proponent of large-scale pyrotechnics is the star of this engaging documentary from Kevin Macdonald.

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The Mexican film festival that’s building bridges with North America

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The director of the Los Cabos International Film Festival discusses the importance of supporting filmmakers across the border.

John Michael McDonagh: ‘I’ve become more jaded the more films I’ve made’

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The War on Everyone writer/director opens up about his conflicted relationship with his craft.

Blood Father

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Mel Gibson is back to his bruising best in this hugely entertaining throwback crime-thriller.

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Supersonic

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Peak Oasis proves an irresistible force in this explicit and invigorating documentary snapshot.

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Free State of Jones

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Matthew McConaughey suffers from white saviour complex in this deeply problematic Civil War drama.

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

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Tim Burton’s latest is an enchanting YA fairy tale that sadly outstays its welcome.

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War on Everyone

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Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña cross the thin blue line in this sweary buddy cop romp.

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A vital new film season is putting black stars in the spotlight

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The likes of Sidney Poitier and Denzel Washington are being celebrated via a nationwide programme of events.

Imperium

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Daniel Radcliffe goes deep undercover in this thrilling neo-Nazi themed procedural.

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The Greatest: Antoine Fuqua on Denzel Washington

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The Magnificent Seven director offers a unique first-hand take on the acting heavyweight’s enduring appeal.

Into the Woods – The Blair Witch Project revisited

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Directors Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick tell the story of how their freshman film project became a cultural phenomenon.

Bridget Jones’s Baby

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Renée Zellweger is back to her breezy, lovable best in this triumphant second sequel.

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Why I love Peter Sellers’ performance in Being There

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The titan of big screen comedy is at his understated, singular best in Hal Ashby’s tale of a simple-minded gardener.

David Mackenzie: ‘My film asks some important questions about America’

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The Hell or High Water director on the themes and influences that make up his finely crafted anti-western.

Sausage Party

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It's the animated, existentially-inclined talking junk food comedy the world has been waiting for.

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Todd Phillips: ‘The world is waking up to the fact that the system is rigged’

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The War Dogs director talks truth, Trump and why laughter will always be the best medicine.

Rare Akira soundtrack set for special edition vinyl reissue

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Milan Records are set to release the classic ‘Akira Symphonic Suite’ score.

Steven Soderbergh is back in the driving seat for Logan Lucky

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The director has come out of retirement for a Channing Tatum starring NASCAR comedy.

Listen to the Stranger Things original series soundtrack

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The recording features music by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of S U R V I V E.

David Brent: Life on the Road

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Ricky Gervais revives his most famous – and cringeworthy – comic creation in this lamentable spin-off.

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Pete’s Dragon

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Disney’s dazzling ode to childhood innocence and the power of imagination will make your heart soar.

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Suicide Squad

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DC’s freak show rodeo is an undercooked, cartoonish romp that reveals a great deal about modern moviemaking.

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Meet the designer behind your favourite movie title sequences

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Typography titan Dan Perri discusses some of his most iconic designs – from Raging Bull to Star Wars.

Why War of the Worlds is the greatest blockbuster of the 21st century

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Steven Spielberg’s alien invasion epic offers a boldly personal take on a contemporary global crisis.

Meet the forward-thinking creatives leading Finnish cinema’s charge

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Aki Kaurismäki is still king, but emerging voices at both ends of the scale are ensuring a bright future for this small Scandinavian nation.

Becoming Zlatan

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Sweden’s mono-monikered footballing messiah gets his very own documentary profile. And it’s absolutely top-drawer.

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Independence Day: Resurgence

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Roland Emmerich’s shamelessly sentimental franchise reboot is big, dumb and a total blast.

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The Secret Life of Pets

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This animated adventure from the makers of Minions fails to live up to its initial promise.

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Where You’re Meant to Be

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Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat tours Scotland in the name of cultural preservation. The results are unexpectedly profound.

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Tropical malady – making a film in the heart of darkness

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Embrace of the Serpent director Ciro Guerra on the logistical and spiritual challenge of shooting in a rainforest.

The Nice Guys

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Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe are irresistible in this salty shaggy dog yarn from Shane Black.

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Mon Roi

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Emmanuelle Bercot and Vincent Cassel tear each other apart in this so-so relationship drama.

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Bobby

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Relive England’s sole World Cup triumph 50 years on via this timely tribute to a true footballing icon.

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The Neon Demon

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Elle Fanning bares her soul in Nicolas Winding Refn’s beautiful dark twisted fantasy.

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Nicolas Winding Refn: ‘I wanted to make a film about the 16-year-old girl inside me’

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With The Neon Demon the Danish writer/director has made his most provocative film yet. We travelled to Copenhagen to meet him.

X-Men: Apocalypse

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The third instalment in the rebooted comic book franchise is a colossal failure on every conceivable level.

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Richard Linklater: ‘Making movies is a lot like putting a sports team together’

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LWLies steps up to the plate with the writer/director of the sensational Everybody Wants Some!!

A team talk with the cast of Everybody Wants Some!!

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Four first stringers from Richard Linklater’s brilliant new comedy chat squad goals and hanging out on the director’s Austin ranch.

Jon Favreau on the art of digital storytelling

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The director reveals how practical effects and a dash of magic helped bring Disney’s The Jungle Book to life.

The Jungle Book

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Jon Favreau brings Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale crashing into the 21st century. The result is astonishing.

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Jeff Nichols: ‘I think I can call myself a capable director at this point’

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The American writer/director of Midnight Special on honing his craft and retaining creative control.

Midnight Special

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Writer/director Jeff Nichols reaches for the stars with this simply awesome sci-fi parable.

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Jeff Nichols’ guide to crafting a movie ending

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The writer/director of Take Shelter and Midnight Special offers his take on an essential filmmaking skill.

The Here After

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A stunning smalltown drama about grieving and forgiveness from first-time Swedish writer/director Magnus von Horn.

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Robert Eggers: ‘The voices of the dead talk a lot louder to my imagination’

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The Witch puts in an early bid to be crowned 2016’s scariest film. Meets its director.

A Quiet Passion – first look review

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A stunning performance from Cynthia Nixon anchors Terence Davies’ unromantic portrait of reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson.

Things to Come – first look review

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Isabelle Huppert stars as a woman calmly losing control in Mia Hansen-Løve’s life-affirming fifth feature.

War on Everyone – first look review

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Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña put the “blue” and “line” in thin blue line in this salty buddy cop comedy.

Midnight Special – first look review

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Director Jeff Nichols and star Michael Shannon team up to deliver a modern science fiction classic. Believe.

Deadpool

By Adam Woodward

Marvel’s lewd crude crime-fighting dude, as played by Ryan Reynolds, is as unfunny as he is uninteresting.

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Bryan Cranston: ‘We have a warped sense of politics in America’

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The Trumbo star cuts loose about why the case of the Hollywood Ten should be viewed as a cautionary tale.

Youth

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A legend of British cinema teams with Italy’s master of screen sensuality to tell a sparkling tale of nostalgia and sorrow.

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Alejandro González Iñárritu defines cinema

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The Revenant director offers a personal and profound response to one of life’s biggest questions.

Lenny Abrahamson’s guide to shooting in a confined space

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The Room director reveals the logistical tricks that made filming in a claustrophobic setting possible.

Pilou Asbæk: ‘Today’s world leaders don’t have any answers’

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The star of A War and the new season of Game of Thrones offers his thoughts on a curious human compulsion.

At Any Price

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Zac Efron plays a stock car racing hotshot in this flaccid family drama from Rahmin Bahrani.

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The Hateful Eight

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Quentin Tarantino’s bloody, bloated ensemble western is overshadowed by his own inflated ego.

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Sherpa

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Ever dreamed of one day scaling Mount Everest? This powerful doc about a Nepalese community will make you reconsider.

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The Revenant

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Leonardo DiCaprio feels the wrath of man in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s awesomely violent revenge western.

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Krampus

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Adam Scott and Toni Collette have a Christmas to forget in this enjoyable creature feature.

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The Good Dinosaur

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This prehistoric psychedelic western is Pixar’s strangest and most spectacular work to date.

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Gaspar Noé: ‘The porn I grew up with was much closer to real life’

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The Buenos Aires-born, Paris-based provocateur sounds off on all things Love.

Rooney Mara: The Look of Silence

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The Carol star tells us how she has managed to pack so much into her short career.

Spectre

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Bond 24 is an enormous, multi-tentacled beast. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

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Listen to Me Marlon

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Marlon Brando unpacks his own mythology in this fascinating but flawed autobiography.

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The Program

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Like Lance Armstrong himself, there’s something disingenuous about this by-the-numbers biopic.

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Regression

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Emma Watson falls foul of a satanic cult in this pulpy potboiler from Alejandro Amenábar.

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

By Adam Woodward

The cinematic toast of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival is a whimsical comedy-drama about death and movies.

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The Wolfpack

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The kids are kind of alright in this intriguing real life tale of cinematically-inclined trap-ins.

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Honeytrap

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A thoughtful dissection of corruption and teen foibles among the black community in South London.

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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

By Adam Woodward

An off-the-chain Tom Cruise is the key and only asset in this fifth ride-along with the IMF crew.

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Maggie

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Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in a small indie horror film and the result ain’t pretty.

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Southpaw

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A classic underdog saga comes full circle in this low impact boxing drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera take our Pixar quiz

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The Inside Out director and producer pair test their knowledge of the cherished animation house.

The Wonders

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Alice Rohrwacher confirms herself as one of Italian cinema's brightest talents in this pollen-dusted family drama.

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Inside Pixar

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LWLies reports from the beguiling Bay Area basecamp of one of the world titans of feature animation.

Ted 2

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Seth MacFarlane’s swear bear is back and more outrageous than ever in the year’s weakest comedy.

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Terminator Genisys

By Adam Woodward

Arnold Schwarzenegger may be back, but this trilogy opener suggests the franchise is hardwired to self-destruct.

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Slow West

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Michael Fassbender shows his true grit in this gratifying and extremely violent saunter through Old America.

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The Overnight

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A bawdy social comedy which says that it’s not the size that matters, but what you do with it that counts.

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Queen and Country

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British veteran John Boorman returns with a jolly follow-up to his beloved Hope and Glory.

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Spy

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Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig again prove they’re a match made in comedy heaven with this superior spoof.

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Ryan Gosling: ‘When I was a kid we lived with Elvis for a year’

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The Lost River director reflects on his childhood and ponders the myth of the American Dream.

Results

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Andrew “Computer Chess” Bujalski skews a little more mainstream with this fitness industry comedy.

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San Andreas

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Crash bang wallop! Dwayne Johnson sizes up Mother Nature in this sub-Emmerichian actioner.

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10 things we learned about FIFA from United Passions

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Tim Roth stars as Sepp Blatter (no, really) in this prestige biopic on the football governing body we love to hate.

The Happiest Place on Earth

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As Disneyland turns 60, we turn back the clock to gauge the cultural impact of the most enchanted corner of the Magic Kingdom.

Green Room – first look review

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Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier delivers another consummately crafted backwoods thriller.

Mon Roi – first look review

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Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Bercot find a (not so) groovy kind of love in Maïwenn’s drab relationship drama.

Mad Max: Fury Road

By Adam Woodward

The outer chassis may look battered and bruised, but there’s well-oiled action perfection under the bonnet.

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The Sea of Trees – first look review

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A powerhouse turn from Matthew McConaughey isn’t enough to save Gus Van Sant’s sappy suicide drama.

Lost River

By Adam Woodward

Ryan Gosling’s first stint behind the camera produces bold and sometimes baffling results.

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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

By Adam Woodward

Unprecedented access to the Cobain archives fuels this cover-all collage documentary.

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While We’re Young

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Generational drift and the scourge of hipsterism are examined in Noah Baumbach’s bittersweet comedy of manners.

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Altman

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A roistering – if functional – tour through the life and work of the New Hollywood godhead.

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White God

By Adam Woodward

This Orwellian fable which climaxes in the creation of an all-dog army never transcends its central gimmick.

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Shaun The Sheep Movie

By Adam Woodward

This delectable tale of a stop-motion sheep in the city reminds us why Aardman Animation are a national treasure.

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Jupiter Ascending

By Adam Woodward

Not even Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis are enough to save the Wachowskis’ gnarly, garish space opera.

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Kingsman: The Secret Service

By Adam Woodward

Matthew Vaughn grabs the traditional spy movie by its tailored shirt and gives it a good slap.

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A Most Violent Year

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Oscar Isaac delivers the goods as the pacifist hero in this strange and slightly unsatisfying period crime drama.

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Bennett Miller & Steve Carell: ‘The make-up became part of the character’

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The writer/director and star of Foxcatcher chat comedy inspiration and facial prosthetics.

Foxcatcher

By Adam Woodward

Muscular machismo and misplaced American pride combine in this intense drama with Steve Carell and Channing Tatum.

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Into the Woods

By Adam Woodward

A sing-a-long review of this delightful screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical.

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Birdman

By Adam Woodward

Michael Keaton soars in director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s triumphant return to form.

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Guys and Dolls (1955)

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Jean Simmons outshines Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando in this witty, all-singing all-dancing MGM classic.

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Kajaki: The True Story

By Adam Woodward

This suspenseful drama authentically reconstructs a disastrous rescue mission during the Afghan conflict.

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Paddington

By Adam Woodward

This one-for-the-ages family movie based on the books by Michael Bond is a full-blown Christmas triumph.

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The Drop

By Adam Woodward

The late James Gandolfini shows Tom Hardy how it’s done in this gritty gutter thriller.

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Set Fire to the Stars

By Adam Woodward

This affectionate and unconventional portrait of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas signals a great start for debut director Andy Goddard.

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Nightcrawler

By Adam Woodward

A bug-eyed Jake Gyllenhaal goes full Rupert Pupkin in this eminently creepy satire on the hysteria of rolling TV news.

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Fury

By Adam Woodward

Brad Pitt surveys the horrors of war a busted-up tank in David Ayer’s soulful if unoriginal tale of conflict and brotherhood.

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The new Ghostbusters movie is a false dawn for women in Hollywood

By Adam Woodward

Paul Feig’s all-female reboot is not quite the victory for gender equality it may appear.

’71

By Adam Woodward

Jack O’Connell continues to impress in Yann Demange’s compelling take on The Troubles.

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You and the Night

By Adam Woodward

‘Oo-er Cantona, say oo-er Cantona...’ Yann Gonzalez’s frisky French romp is a feast for the senses.

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Julianne Moore: ‘Hollywood isn’t there to produce interesting roles for actors’

By Adam Woodward

The star of David Cronenberg’s movie industry satire reveals how she’s defied the odds during her glittering career.

20,000 Days on Earth

By Adam Woodward

Personal feelings for Nick Cave will determine enjoyment of this self-indulgent rock doc.

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Wish I Was Here

By Adam Woodward

Zach Braff stays on comfortable turf in this dramedy about a man facing the inevitability of death.

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The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

By Adam Woodward

The sad untimely death of precocious internet maven Aaron Schwartz is the focus of this chilling doc.

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Guardians of the Galaxy

By Adam Woodward

Chris Pratt and co deliver big in Marvel’s smartest and most surprising film to date.

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A Million Ways to Die in the West

By Adam Woodward

Seth MacFarlane has opted to make a comedy western as his follow-up to Ted. It’s an epic fail on every conceivable level.

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Frank

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Michael Fassbender stars as the artist formally known as Frank Sidebottom in this spiky music industry satire.

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Richard Linklater: Colossal Youth

By Adam Woodward

LWLies travels around the globe to meet the Boyhood director in his own backyard.

Starred Up

By Adam Woodward

This bruising and brutal jailhouse carve-up rides on the back of an astonishing central turn by Jack O’Connell.

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Non-Stop

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More mile-high misadventures as Liam Neeson rolls out his machismo B-movie thing on a packed passenger jet.

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The Monuments Men

By Adam Woodward

George Clooney socks it to the Nazis in this rambling adventure yarn with an all-star cast.

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Inside Llewyn Davis

By Adam Woodward

Cold exteriors and warm interiors combine in the Coen brothers’ rhapsodic portrait of a ’60s folk singer.

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Like Father, Like Son

By Adam Woodward

The simple, tragicomic trails of fatherhood are captured with perfection in the latest from Japan’s Hirokazu Koreeda.

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Short Term 12

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A barnstorming performance from Brie Larson elevates this bittersweet foster care drama.

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The Selfish Giant

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This yearning Northern fable examines childhood, poverty and the down-and-dirty face of modern capitalism.

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Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

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The spirit of Terrence Malick is evoked in this tender western starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.

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Elysium

By Adam Woodward

Matt Damon suits up for Neill Blomkamp’s high-tech celestial epic. But we’re left wanting more.

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Only God Forgives

By Adam Woodward

Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn reunite with a vengeance in this beautiful and bruising Bangkok thriller.

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The World’s End

By Adam Woodward

Lagergeddon? The hopocalypse? The bitter end? Edgar Wright and co are back for one final throw of the dice.

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Hummingbird

By Adam Woodward

Not another Jason Statham movie?! This time he’s a vengeful tramp with a penchant for busting heads.

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Stories We Tell

By Adam Woodward

Director Sarah Polley delivers a bittersweet and compelling autobiographical family portrait.

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Star Trek Into Darkness

By Adam Woodward

Cumberbitches rest easy: JJ Abrams ably navigates the USS Enterprise through dark skies.

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Mud

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Matthew McConaughey’s sublime transformation into A Serious Actor continues apace with this ripping Souther thriller.

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The Place Beyond the Pines

By Adam Woodward

Ryan Gosling puts the pedal to the metal (again) in this over-reaching melodrama from the director of Blue Valentine.

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Spring Breakers

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Is this neon-hued apocalyptic party movie Harmony Korine’s masterpiece? We think it might be...

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In the House

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Literary prodigy writes rings around his prof in the spry latest from arty teaser François Ozon.

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Stoker

By Adam Woodward

Operatic style can’t paste over the meagre, far-fetched substance in Oldboy director Park Chan-wook’s English-language debut.

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Bullet to the Head

By Adam Woodward

Slam-bang action icons Walter Hill and Sylvester Stallone buddy up for some muscle-flexing and gunplay.

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The Last Stand

By Adam Woodward

Arnie takes the stage as America’s last line of defence in Kim Jee-woon’s highly satisfying action romp.

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Jack Reacher

By Adam Woodward

Not even Werner Herzog can’t save this slick but mediocre Tom Cruise vehicle.

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Chasing Ice

By Adam Woodward

Scenes of mass devastation have rarely looked so gorgeous, but this hectoring doc could’ve done something better with them.

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s guide to acting drunk

By Adam Woodward

The Smashed star talks us through the fine art of getting half-cut on camera.

Sightseers

By Adam Woodward

The director of Kill List and Down Terrace returns with a camp comedy caper about pair of cagoule-sporting serial killers.

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The Master

By Adam Woodward

Paul Thomas Anderson’s spiritual post-war love story will restore your faith in cinema.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman: ‘I’m a curious guy, but I also want to shut down sometimes’

By Adam Woodward

The star of Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master discusses his special relationship with his long-time friend and collaborator.

Frankenweenie

By Adam Woodward

Tim Burton goes old-school with a monochromatic animated gem that’s sadly not of its time.

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Tom Hardy: No More Drama

By Adam Woodward

LWLies goes nose-to-nose with the UK’s most fearsome acting talent and lives to tell the tale.

Ted

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The directorial debut from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is as deliciously salty as it is unexpectedly sweet.

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The Dark Knight Rises

By Adam Woodward

Christopher Nolan’s baroque opus is a worthy trilogy closer, both seriously epic and epically serious.

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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

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Takashi Miike follows up his blood-pumping samurai blitzkrieg 13 Assassins with this talky and tiresome period drama.

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Sean Bean: My top five death scenes

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From taking a bullet at point-blank range to being pulled apart by horses, the British star relives his most memorable on-screen departures.

Project X

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Nima Nourizadeh’s insane party movie is like a John Hughes film spiralling down the K-hole.

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Chronicle

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Not only does Chronicle herald the coming of age of Generation I, it also won’t give you a headache.

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The Descendants

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A confident return to the feature filmmaking fold from Alexander Payne featuring a champagne turn from George Clooney.

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Alexander Payne: ‘People should speak only when they have something to say’

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The American director of The Descendants talks about finding paradise in his own backyard.

W.E.

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Madonna’s lavish retelling of a 20th century scandal is little more than a kitsch vanity project.

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Haywire

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Steven Soderbergh rallies together another strong A-list ensemble, but the result is surprisingly lacklustre.

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War Horse

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A strange sort of hybrid, wounded by the internal tensions between what it might be.

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Shame

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Steve McQueen’s erotically-charged descent into sex addiction is by turns raw, elegant and uncompromising.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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David Fincher can only slather high-grade attention-grabbing gloss onto Stieg Larsson’s crude pseudo-feminist turd.

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Take Shelter

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More metaphorical tact would turn Take Shelter from a brisk gale to a force five.

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Pedro Almodóvar: Anatomy of Desire

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The legendary Spanish filmmaker throws open the doors of his Madrid work space to the hungry eyes of LWLies.

Midnight in Paris

By Adam Woodward

Midnight in Paris isn’t a clutch at yesteryear; it’s a statement that Allen still has something left to say.

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Warrior

By Adam Woodward

Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton star in this rousing, fiercely acted tale of sibling bonds bruised and bandaged.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

By Adam Woodward

Gary Oldman puts in a career-best shift in this gripping story of duplicity and paranoia.

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The Skin I Live In

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Pedro Almodóvar’s latest is an intoxicating elixir of dark fantasy, sick obsession and all-consuming desire.

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Cowboys & Aliens

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Jon Favreau’s genre mash-up is yet another underwhelming summer brouhaha that fails to up the ante.

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Arrietty

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A pure, wonderfully animated story of friendship against the odds from an emerging anime voice.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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An ejaculatory mess that seeks to medicate its audience with a glut of whizz-bang spills and vein-bulging fist pumps.

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Kaboom

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A highly-fetishised, hyper-surreal teenage Twin Peaks that’s undone by its own excesses and a lack of narrative clarity.

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Hanna

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Any intrigue established in Hanna is smothered by a director unable to overcome his own art house ambitions.

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Meek’s Cutoff

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Kelly Reichardt’s boldness in eschewing a sprawling retelling of how the West was won should be applauded.

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Source Code

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Duncan Jones has hit the ground running, but there’s no need for Nolan to watch his back just yet.

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True Grit

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Newcomer Hailee Steinfeld steals the show from right under Jeff Bridges’ nose in the Coens’ deliciously salty western.

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Brighton Rock

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Rowan Joffe delivers a stale and soapy rehash when he should have dared to dream bigger.

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The AI List

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It’s the new technology that has hollywood’s top stars running scared, but will virtual actors ever take the place of the real thing?

The Kids Are All Right

By Adam Woodward

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore shine in this searingly funny tale of middle-age anxiety.

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The Town

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The Town’s true colours are there, but you’ll have to scratch through a layer of Hollywood gloss to see them.

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Certified Copy

By Adam Woodward

For all its poetry and cinematic beauty, Certified Copy offers little gratification.

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The Expendables

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Saving the world and getting the girl might still be all in day’s work, but it now comes at a price: dignity.

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Whatever Works

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Larry David might be plugging a gap between Curb series, but Woody Allen can do much better.

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Greenberg

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With its wispy idiosyncrasy and sharp, biting humour, Greenberg may well win over the Baumbach cynics.

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The Brothers Bloom

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As Rian Johnson’s difficult second album, The Brothers Bloom is more an anti-climax than a letdown.

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Life During Wartime

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Todd Solondz family reunion is just like any other: forced, painful and underwhelming.

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I Am Love

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Luca Guadagnino delivers a bold reclamation of the melodrama, spiked with fits of passion, lust and greed.

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Shutter Island

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Martin Scorsese’s latest is little more than a frustrating cobwebbed box of tricks and twists.

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Toy Story 3D

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If Pixar took us to infinity in 1995, then this supercharged re-issue is surely beyond.

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Afterschool

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A bold directorial debut, but Antonio Campos still has a lot to learn.

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