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Lady

Review by Anna Stafford

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Tony review – a breezy biopic with little bite

by David Jenkins

Dominic Sessa plays Anthony Bourdain as a dorky, deluded wannabe punk in this entertaining but directionless account of the chef’s unglamorous coming of age.

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One Night Only review – smash your parts together, dammit!

by Charles Bramesco

Will Gluck’s sex purge rom-com is far, far better to talk about than it is to actually watch.

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Lady review – a gloriously unhinged mockumentary

by Anna Stafford

Samuel Abrahams draws a magnificent performance from Sian Clifford in this portrait of a woman forced to watch both her body and her art slowly disappear.

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Tony review – a breezy biopic with little bite

by David Jenkins

Dominic Sessa plays Anthony Bourdain as a dorky, deluded wannabe punk in this entertaining but directionless account of the chef’s unglamorous coming of age.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

One Night Only review – smash your parts together, dammit!

by Charles Bramesco

Will Gluck’s sex purge rom-com is far, far better to talk about than it is to actually watch.

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Bouchra review – idiosyncratic furry cinema

by Marina Ashioti

The emotional honesty of this inventive, Blender-animated feature showcases the possibilities of independent animation.

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Love Me Tender review – a quietly devastating adaptation

by Genevieve Dichiara

Vicky Krieps captivates as a mother fighting for custody of her son after leaving her marriage in Anna Cazenave Cambet’s tender adaptation of Constance Debré’s novel.

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The Summer Book review – dismally cosy

by David Jenkins

Glenn Close plays the sagely grandmother steering her son and granddaughter through mourning in this soporific, undernourishing adaptation of Tove Jansson’s autofiction. 

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Features

In Praise Of

Venus as a Boy: Pink Narcissus at 55

by Marina Ashioti

Recently restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, James Bidgood’s Super 8‑shot queer milestone remains vital viewing.
In Praise Of

In Praise of Hiroshi Teshigahara: Surveyor of the Abyss

by Sam Moore

As The Face of Another turns 60, the Japanese New Wave director’s cinematic battlegrounds of alienation, exploitation and fractured identity remain as haunting as ever.
Small Screen

Fleabag at 10: A Legacy Shaped by Mistakes

by Michael Savio

A decade since the first series of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s opus aired and defined the modern tragicomedy, we remember it for its take on screwing things up.
Hard Craft

Eye of the Giant: Cinema's Cyclops Problem

by Jonathan Wells

Cinema has spent 120 years trying to crack the Cyclops. Christopher Nolan finally found the answer – and it was staring everyone in the face.
Scene Report

London's New Silent Cinema Wave

by Lucy Peters

London’s silent cinema wave is only gathering pace, signalling an exciting new development through an unexpected departure to the past.
In Conversation

John Waters: ’I’ve always been a les bro‘

by Marina Ashioti

A conversation with the Pope of Trash following new restorations of the upbeat/​downbeat duo, Hairspray and Desperate Living.
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Deep Cuts

Behind the Window Display: Cinema's Desperate Salesmen

by Ariana Martinez

Lacking the confidence to emulate the smooth-talking charlatans of the business world, these salesmen’s entrepreneurial personas end up as artificial as their shopfront displays.
Deep Cuts

Andrzej Wajda’s Cinema of Complicated Defiance at 100

by Juliette Bretan

On the centenary of a Polish cinema giant, we remember the powerful storytelling of Andrzej Wajda through his war and post-war films.
Deep Cuts

Celebrating the Splendour, Anarchy and Creative Genius of Sandy Powell

by Desirae Embree

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s reimagining of James Whale’s 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein marks 40 years in the singular career of costume designer Sandy Powell.
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Deep Cuts

Playground Love: How Air scored The Virgin Suicides

by Paul Weedon

The French electronic duo were the musical backbone behind Sofia Coppola’s startling debut. A 25th anniversary reissue saw them reconstructing much of their work from scratch.
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Life is a B-Movie: Joe D’Amato’s Bizarre Prophecy of 2025

by Mila Fielker

A dystopian retro-future of telepathic mutants, gladiators and fascists – does Joe D’Amato’s vision of 2025 show any resemblance to our current reality?
Deep Cuts

The New Bootlegs: Open Matte Films & Unofficial Scans

by Lexie Corbett

The unofficial, often open matte scans of these films preserve a tactile history of cinema in its imperfect totality.
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