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Features

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Incoming

Survivors of the church reclaim their stories in the Procession trailer

by Charles Bramesco

The new documentary from Robert Greene uses dramatic reenactment to process trauma.
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Home Ents

Why Dario Argento’s Deep Red remains a trashy masterpiece

by Anton Bitel

The Italian director’s 1975 giallo classic is being re-released in a newly restored, longer edit with additional scenes.
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Cartoon

David Squires on… The future of the Halloween film franchise

by Adam Woodward

With Michael Myers’ killing spree showing no sign of letting up, what could the next instalment of the series look like?
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In Praise Of

Why I love Ellen Burstyn’s performance in The Last Picture Show

by Rafa Sales Ross

She inhabits the role of the frustrated housewife in Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 drama with apparent effortlessness.
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Festivals

Discover the London East Asia Film Festival 2021

by Little White Lies

Immerse yourself in the cinematic delights of East Asia as this annual celebration goes from strength to strength.
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Aaron Sorkin goes behind the scenes of I Love Lucy in the Being the Ricardos trailer

by Charles Bramesco

The writer/director’s latest film stars Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
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Festivals

10 independent gems from the BFI London Film Festival 2021

by Katie Goh

A selection of our favourite under-the-radar highlights from this year’s LFF to add to your viewing calendar.
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Interviews

Denis Villeneuve: ‘I’m obsessed by the idea that humans can evolve’

by Anton Bitel

Quebec’s modernist sci-fi maestro talks big screens and small gestures, and how he brought the arid world of Arrakis to life.
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Festivals

Language Lessons – first-look review

by Callie Petch

Writer/​director Natalie Morales crafts one of the pandemic era’s most moving and effective odes to long-distanced intimacy.
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Incoming

Olivia Colman grapples with motherhood in The Lost Daughter trailer

by Charles Bramesco

She’s joined by Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckley in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s outstanding directorial debut.