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Read Define Auteur: In defence of Under the Cherry Moon

Define Auteur: In defence of Under the Cherry Moon

Long Read by Desirae Embree

it’s time that we give Prince – the filmmaker – his due

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Small Screen

Hacks was always a love story

by Emily Maskell

The beauty of HBO Max’s smash hit comedy lies in the relationship between Deborah and Ava that developed over five seasons.
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Scary Movie review – belated return of the gag-light horror parody series

by Charles Bramesco

Anna Faris and Regina Hall return to the warhorse groan-com franchise which hauls in a host of new horror-adjacent targets over the coals.

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LWLies 112: The Father Mother Sister Brother issue – Out now!

We deliver a fully-illustrated salute to Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion-winning triptych film about the pain and joy of having parents. 

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Scary Movie review – belated return of the gag-light horror parody series

by Charles Bramesco

Anna Faris and Regina Hall return to the warhorse groan-com franchise which hauls in a host of new horror-adjacent targets over the coals.

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Mare's Nest review – a burnished gem from a British master

by David Jenkins

A young girl wanders through an adultless, post-apocalyptic world in Ben Rivers‘ surreal tale of a future shaped by climate disaster.
A young man with a troubled expression on his face, holding a mobile phone to his ear.
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Enzo review – gorgeous portrait of teenage growing pains

by David Jenkins

Robin Campillo completed this final feature by Laurent Cantet, a beautiful, bittersweet study of a teenage boy finding his way in life.

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Erupcja review – a witty and tender adventure

by Katherine McLaughlin

Charli XCX returns to the big screen in Pete Ohs’ latest tale of sapphic desire and heartbreak in Warsaw.

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Köln 75 review – hammers with propulsive, irresistible energy

by Ben Nicholson

A spirited teenage concert promoter battles sceptics to bring Keith Jarrett’s legendary performance to life in Ido Fluk’s entertaining but uneven ode to jazz history. 

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Tuner review – woefully off-key

by Lillian Crawford

Leo Woodall plays a hypersensitive safe cracker in Daniel Roher’s hapless drama.

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Features

Long Read

Define Auteur: In defence of Under the Cherry Moon

by Desirae Embree

The story of how Prince fought tooth and nail to retain full control over his directorial debut, which, 40 years later, demands new attention.
In Praise Of

In Sangeeta's Society Girl, sex work is all work

by Manahil Tahira

As Society Girl marks its 50th anniversary, Pakistani filmmaker Sangeeta’s portrait of sex, labour, and survival is long overdue for a second look.
Scene Report

Inside Chronically Online: a big-screen celebration of small-screen curiosities

by Blake Simons

From ​‘Charlie Bit My Finger‘ to ​‘The Nick Clegg Apology Song‘, Chronically Online brings some of the internet’s most beloved cultural touchstones to big screens across the UK. 
Small Screen

Hacks was always a love story

by Emily Maskell

The beauty of HBO Max’s smash hit comedy lies in the relationship between Deborah and Ava that developed over five seasons.
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.
Big Shorts

The hopeful eco-positivity of Bill Mason

by Phil Ginley

In the face of current climate disaster, there’s a lot to be learned from the Canadian naturalist, conservationist and filmmaker’s brand of observational storytelling.
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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.
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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.
Deep Cuts

When pop stars become auteurs

by Anna McKibbin

The visual album is a key, genre-defying vessel for pop music titans transferring the symbolic power of their music to image-making.
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