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Review

The Personal History of David Copperfield

by Lou Thomas

Armando Iannucci trades satire for spirited period comedy in a Charles Dickens adaptation for the ages.

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Review

Meeting Gorbachev

by Lou Thomas

The former president of the Soviet Union sits down to discuss his personal legacy and the current state of things.

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Light of My Life

by Lou Thomas

Casey Affleck directs and stars in this suspenseful post-pandemic wilderness saga.

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Interviews

Peter Strickland: ‘The Office was a big influence on me’

by Lou Thomas

The cult British writer/​director discusses his surreal sartorial horror yarn, In Fabric.
Review

Liam Gallagher: As It Was

by Lou Thomas

The former Oasis frontman reflects on his life as a rock and roll star in this entertaining docu-profile.

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Festivals

Light of My Life – first look review

by Lou Thomas

Casey Affleck directs this father-daughter survival drama set in a world without women.
Review

Cold Pursuit

by Lou Thomas

Liam Neeson plays a snowplow driver on the path of revenge in this frost-bitten action-comedy-thriller.

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Ben Wheatley says British cinema is guilty of being “totally apolitical”

by Lou Thomas

The director discusses tackling class and Brexit in his new film Happy New Year, Colin Burstead.
Interviews

Drew Goddard: ‘In dark times I find myself falling back on art’

by Lou Thomas

The American writer/​director of Bad Times at the El Royale on his love of movies, music and fascination with the 1960s.
Review

Anon

by Lou Thomas

Hi-tech meets low morals in this timely sci-fi thriller starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried.

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