Contributor Nick Hasted

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Interviews

Ray Liotta: ‘Every character I’ve played is so far from who I am’

by Nick Hasted

The US actor surveys his career, from Something Wild and Goodfellas to Marriage Story and Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark.
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Interviews

Samuel Maoz: ‘Maybe I’m just trying to convince myself that I’m not guilty’

by Nick Hasted

The Israeli writer/director of Lebanon discusses his absurdist, long-awaited follow-up, Foxtrot.
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Review

Valhalla Rising

by Nick Hasted

Valhalla Rising’s problem is that it’s easy to think of it as just a pretentious sword-and-sorcery film.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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