Contributor Ben Nicholson

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Interviews

Anthony Marra: ‘For every Billy Wilder there is someone like Bertolt Brecht’

by Ben Nicholson

In his first novel since being named one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists in 2017, Anthony Marra turns his attention to old Hollywood.
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Interviews

Michelangelo Frammartino – ‘The purpose of art is to explore the ineffable’

by Ben Nicholson

The Italian filmmaker on his slow-cooked wonder, Il Buco, and the artistic joys of discovering something new.
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Events

Discover the haunting ghost stories of Tracey Moffatt’s beDevil

by Ben Nicholson

The pioneering First Nations filmmaker’s debut feature screens as part of a new season at the Barbican this February.
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Festivals

In praise of Youn Yuh-jung – Korean cinema’s most enduring star

by Ben Nicholson

A new retrospective at the London Korean Film Festival reveals the veteran actor’s rich and varied career.
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Review

Black Bear

by Ben Nicholson

Aubrey Plaza plays an indie filmmaker who seeks inspiration at a lake house retreat in this ambiguous slow-burner.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

In praise of Holy Motors

by Ben Nicholson

One of the great screen visions of modern Paris come to the ICA on 35mm in association with MUBI
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Review

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

by Ben Nicholson

Bella Heathcote plays the real-life inspiration for a comic book icon in this entertaining origin story.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Neruda

by Ben Nicholson

Pablo Larraín returns to his political roots with a fascinating biopic of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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A bold new film chronicles life 5,000 metres above sea level

by Ben Nicholson

Salomé Lamas’ documentary Eldorado XXI follows migrant workers in the Peruvian Andes.
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Women In Film

Discover one of the hidden gems of the Czech New Wave

by Ben Nicholson

Drahomíra Vihanová’s banned debut and several of her documentaries are screening for the first time.

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