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Incoming

Jennifer Lawrence will play a Hollywood power agent for Paolo Sorrentino

by Charles Bramesco

The real-life Sue Mengers’ client list included Barbra Streisand, Cher and Michael Caine.
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Not Movies

Reservation Dogs is an authentic and witty Native American comedy

by Roxanne Sancto

Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s coming-of-age series is a playful and often poignant indigenous caper.
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Festivals

The Devil’s Deal – first look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

Lee Won-tae follows up his 2019 hit The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil, with another accomplished underworld crime saga.
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Long Read

I met a Film Bro – here’s what I learned

by Amber Rawlings

Their shallow, male-centric cinephilia speaks to a wider issue within the industry. But is this stereotype changing?
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Incoming

A 91-year-old Clint Eastwood keeps on keepin’ on in the Cry Macho trailer

by Charles Bramesco

The nonagenarian directs and stars in the pensive south-of-the-border western film.
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Festivals

The Harder They Fall to open the 65th BFI London Film Festival

by Adam Woodward

Jeymes Samuel’s outlaw western will receive its world première at the festival in October.
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Festivals

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist is an emotional look at a virtuosic director

by Kambole Campbell

Though light on the technique, this documentary offers a fascinating insight into the animé icon’s world.
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Incoming

Brendan Fraser has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming western

by Charles Bramesco

As well as Killers of the Flower Moon, he’s booked a role in the new film from Palm Springs director Max Barbakow.
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Festivals

A new documentary about a DIY stage version of Alien is an absurd delight

by Kambole Campbell

Alien on Stage tells the story of a pantomime troupe’s hand-crafted tribute to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Katharine Hepburn’s performance in Summertime

by Gabriela Almeida

In David Lean’s dreamy 1955 romance, the Hollywood icon subtly plays with her usual screen persona.