Contributor Adam Woodward

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Review

Halloween Kills

by Adam Woodward

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

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

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.

5
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

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.
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Cartoon

David Squires on… Remembering Michael K Williams

by Adam Woodward

Our resident cartoonist pays tribute to the gifted star of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire, who passed away recently.
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Interviews

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.
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Festivals

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.
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Review

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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Video

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.
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Festivals

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.
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Incoming

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.

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