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Features

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Interviews

Alice Lowe: ‘I do want to make something timeless’

by David Jenkins

British filmmaker/​actor Alice Lowe reflects on the mak­ing of her sub­lime and refresh­ing­ly self-crit­i­cal sec­ond fea­ture, Timestalker.
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The enduring relevance and heartache of Mysterious Skin

by Tom Joudrey

Twen­ty years ago, Gregg Arak­i’s haunt­ing indie film showed how trau­ma can spi­ral into con­spir­a­cy the­o­ries and self-sab­o­tage. Author Scott Heim and actor Bill Sage reflect on their expe­ri­ences mak­ing this cult favourite.
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Festivals

20 Hidden Gems at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival

by Little White Lies

Our hand-picked haul of must-see titles from out­side the main gala and com­pe­ti­tion strands.
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In Praise Of

A third predator in these woods: Gone Girl at 10

by Riley Rogers

A decade after its release, David Fincher’s thrilling adap­ta­tion of Gillian Fly­n­n’s nov­el about a woman scorned retains its unnerv­ing power.
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Festivals

The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled its full line-up

by Little White Lies

Japan’s biggest film fes­ti­val returns with a line-up of 110 films for its 37th edition.
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Long Read

What’s going on with movie musicals?

by Niamh Dunne

They look bad, they sound bad, and some­times direc­tors won’t even admit they’ve made a musi­cal at all. What on earth is hap­pen­ing to this once lucra­tive genre?
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When did British comedy get so twee?

by Katherine Lenahan

As Shaun of the Dead turns 20, we chart the steady decline of humour in main­stream British filmmaking.
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Acting Up

Saoirse Ronan’s constant coming of age

by Casey Langton

As Saoirse Ronan stars in The Out­run, we exam­ine how her debut as a child star has land­ed her a con­tin­ued pres­ence in the com­ing-of-age genre.
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Festivals

On Falling – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The dire lot of a low paid fac­to­ry work­er is the sub­ject of this rig­or­ous if hard­ly rev­e­la­to­ry char­ac­ter study from debut direc­tor Lau­ra Carreira.
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Festivals

Afternoons of Solitude – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Albert Serra’s extra­or­di­nary, intense por­trait of tore­ador Andrés Roca Rey is one of the Span­ish director’s finest works to date.