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Features

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In Praise Of

Mary-Kate and Ashley’s The Challenge marked direct-to-video death for tweens

by Jasmine Valentine

The reality television-inspired tween comedy heralded the end of an era for how young audiences watched their idols.
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Why I Love...

Why I love investigative journalism cinema

by Shivani Dubey

The stories of intrepid reporters searching for the truth against oppressive forces serve not only as entertainment, but a reminder that such work continues to be vital.
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The silence and the fury of Steve McQueen’s Grenfell

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The artist, filmmaker and activist has produced one of his most powerful works ever in this meticulous 24-minute survey of a London crime scene.
This Just In

That inking feeling: Evil Dead Rise and the horror of tattoos

by Sean McGeady

In horror films, tattoo scenes can represent familial trauma and gendered violence. The new Evil Dead gets under the skin with both.
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Interviews

Priya Kansara: ‘I never thought that I’d be a comedic actor’

by Hannah Strong

Priya Kansara talks the epic prep required to play the lead role of a teen stuntwoman-in-the-making in Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society.
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Interviews

Nida Manzoor: ‘As South Asian women, we don’t get to rage’

by Soma Ghosh

The writer-director behind the furious, hilarious Polite Society explains how her teenage years inspired her to create a coming-of-age action-comedy for the ages.
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The remarkable story of 1983’s Battle of the Bonds

by Mark Allison

Forty years ago, Roger Moore and Sean Connery duked it out at the box office as Octopussy and Never Say Never Again faced off on the big screen.
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Opinion

Cage is all the rage – but his recent projects are selling him short

by Rory Doherty

Nicolas Cage is a singular cinematic talent, but lately a string of lacklustre films attempt to capitalise on the pop culture image of him without adding to the conversation.
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In Praise Of

Beyond the Red Scare: Invaders from Mars at 70

by Christopher Stewardson

William Cameron Menzies’ sci-fi classic might have its origins in the Cold War, but its message is more expansive.
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Home Ents

Discover the Japanese locomotive thriller that inspired Speed

by Anton Bitel

Junya Sato’s classic action-crime film depicts a group of disenfranchised men who attempt to pull of an audacious crime involving a speeding train.