Contributor Adam Scovell

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On Location

On Location: The Dalston house at the heart of Mike Leigh’s Naked

by Adam Scovell

Despite the widespread gentrification of east London, this quiet street appears much as it did in 1993.
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In Praise Of

The Fallen Idol is one of the great films about the loss of childhood innocence

by Adam Scovell

Carol Reed’s 1948 classic captures the transition to adulthood in all its contradictions and hypocrisies.
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In Praise Of

The psychosexual pleasures of David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers

by Adam Scovell

The director’s tale of twin gynecologists is a gory study of the relationship between the physical and mental self.
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On Location

On Location: The brutalist tower blocks of A Clockwork Orange

by Adam Scovell

Visiting the southeast London estate featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 film makes for a dystopian experience.
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In Praise Of

The dark heart of Powell and Pressburger’s The Red Shoes

by Adam Scovell

The British filmmaking pair’s 1948 masterpiece is an elegant ballet of myth and fairy tale.
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If You Like...

Five essential Orson Welles films for each decade of his career

by Adam Scovell

Revisiting the iconic director’s work every 10 years, from Too Much Johnson to Touch of Evil.
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In Praise Of

Why Bringing Up Baby is my favourite classic Hollywood comedy

by Adam Scovell

Howard Hawks’ screwball is one of the first truly great sound comedies.
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In Praise Of

How Cleo from 5 to 7 portrays a city under the female gaze

by Adam Scovell

A curiosity in the everyday powers Agnès Varda’s masterful second feature.
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In Praise Of

Why George A Romero’s Night of the Living Dead still gets under our skin

by Adam Scovell

Released 50 years ago, the director’s lo-fi debut is filled with potent imagery and political resonance.
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In Praise Of

In praise of Night of the Demon: Jacques Tourneur’s proto-folk horror

by Adam Scovell

The director’s 1957 occult classic continues to cast a long, sinister shadow over horror cinema.

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