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What can we learn from cinema’s Little Odysseys?

In Praise Of by Jo Thompson

Retreating into epics of a smaller scale

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Issue 114: Her Private Hell – Pre-order now!

As long-time Nicolas Winding Refn boosters, having adorned previous covers with 2011’s Drive and 2016's The Neon Demon, we’re proud to be presenting a new issue which picks apart the context of NWR's gorgeous, sui generis oddity. 

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma review – the freak shall inherit the earth

by Hannah Strong

Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature is a smart, sexy ode to the teen slasher, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.

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Acting Up

How Anne Hathaway Became the Mother of Millennials

by Marshall Shaffer

Homeric queen, global pop star, magazine editor, aspiring novelist – Anne Hathaway has had an eventful 2026. Across the last quarter-century, she has emerged as the definitive actress of the millennial generation.

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Stop! That! Train! review – an amiable watch marred by egregious creative decisions

by Patrick Sproull

It wouldn’t be a bad thing if this was the last piece of Drag Race media you ever see.

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Coyote vs Acme review – one must imagine Wile E Coyote happy

by Kambole Campbell

Three years after being shelved, this Looney Tunes comedy emerges triumphant from the studio graveyard with Wile E Coyote and Will Forte sticking it to the man.

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma review – the freak shall inherit the earth

by Hannah Strong

Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature is a smart, sexy ode to the teen slasher, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
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Sunny Dancer review – sunk by puerile humour

by David Jenkins

Bella Ramsey leads a cancer-camp coming-of-ager that means well but rarely lands, as George Jaques’ feature drowns its subject in teen-drama clichés and mawkish sentiment.

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The End of Oak Street review – toothless Spielberg pastiche

by Anton Bitel

Suburbia meets the Jurassic in David Robert Mitchell’s new genre-bending family drama, where dinosaurs prove less dangerous than the cracks of the American Dream.

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Lady review – a gloriously deranged 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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Features

In Praise Of

What can we learn from cinema's Little Odysseys?

by Jo Thompson

Rather than asking our blockbusters to deliver the nuance we demand of them, perhaps it’s more rewarding to see through a child’s eyes as they navigate their own epic quests.
Festivals

Northbound – first-look review

by Anna Stafford

Bruce Dern brings his usual prickly charm to this road movie that knows exactly where it’s headed and never strays far from the path.
Festivals

Mission – first-look review

by Anna Stafford

George MacKay gives his all in Paul Wright’s propulsive study of a young man detonating his own life in search of a deeper meaning.
Acting Up

How Anne Hathaway Became the Mother of Millennials

by Marshall Shaffer

Homeric queen, global pop star, magazine editor, aspiring novelist – Anne Hathaway has had an eventful 2026. Across the last quarter-century, she has emerged as the definitive actress of the millennial generation.
Festivals

Pretty Babies – first-look review

by Anna Stafford

Best friends Marie and Luna flee to Hollywood in pursuit of movie stardom, only to fall into the dark underbelly of sex work in Tyler-Marie Evans’ stunning debut.
In Conversation

Hannah Einbinder: ​‘No divas allowed, you know what I mean?’

by Hannah Strong

The co-lead of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma lays out her vision of a cinema that is provocative, joyful and kind.
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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.
Two men in black tops against pastel pink and blue cloudy background with scattered geometric shapes and symbols.
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.
Illustration depicting a close-up of a fantasy warrior figure with a face painted in bold, vibrant colours of blue, yellow, and red. The figure wears ornate, armoured clothing.
Deep Cuts

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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