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Features

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Sixties sexploitation swings back in Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho

by Alexandria Slater

By dredging up harmful stereotypes from the past, the film undermines its post-#MeToo feminist narrative.
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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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Incoming

Quentin Tarantino is getting into the NFT game

by Charles Bramesco

The director is set to auction off never-before-seen scenes from Pulp Fiction, containing ​‘secret’ content.
Incoming

A24 will stream Warwick Thornton’s “looping film” The Beach this Thanksgiving

by Charles Bramesco

The ​“continuous, week-long sensory experience” luxuriates in the tropical vibes of the Australian shore.
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Interviews

Robert Levon Been on scoring The Card Counter

by Paul Weedon

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s co-founder reflects on going head-to-head with director Paul Schrader.
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Festivals

Discover the film festival that has all bases covered

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival offers a model for how modern festivals could and should be operating.
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In Praise Of

Kōji Shiraishi’s Noroi is a found footage horror like no other

by Kitty Richardson

Unlike most possession-based pseudo-documentaries, this 2005 J‑horror delivers its biggest scares in broad daylight.
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In Praise Of

Why Secrets & Lies remains a masterclass in framing

by James Morton

Director Mike Leigh emphasises the lack of connection between the characters, and British society as a whole.
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Incoming

Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor will find love in a WWI-era romance

by Charles Bramesco

Two of the UK’s preeminent heartthrobs will pool their dreaminess as the leads of Oliver Hermanus’ upcoming film.
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Incoming

Asghar Farhadi weaves another tense drama in the first trailer for A Hero

by Charles Bramesco

The tale of redemption and prejudice won the Iranian director a Grand Prix at the Cannes première.