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Everyone, just let Quentin Tarantino cook

by Charles Bramesco

Is his new film about a movie critic a stealth Pauline Kael biopic? Maybe! Who knows?
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Festivals

Problemista – first-look review

by Lex Briscuso

Los Espookys’ Julio Torres makes the leap to film with a surreal, touching comedy about a Salvadoran immigrant, co-starring Tilda Swinton.
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Home Ents

Gakuryu Ishii’s Punk Samurai is an anarchic take on an ‘unfilmable’ manga

by Anton Bitel

A ronin with lofty ambitions tells a white lie that quickly spirals out of control in this riotous samurai flick.
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Festivals

Midnight in Austin: four world premieres at SXSW 2023

by Anton Bitel

Murderous teens, strange growths and television-haunting ghosts are on the bill in SXSW’s midnight movies slate.
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Festivals

Bottoms – first-look review

by Lex Briscuso

Ayo Edibiri and Rachel Sennott star as teenagers who start an all-female fight club at their high school in Emma Seligman’s raunchy sophomore feature.
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Incoming

A brief history of the “legacy Oscar” and its winners

by Charles Bramesco

Some voters informally consider the Academy Award a career-long acknowledgement; some actors resent this.
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Festivals

Croisette wishes: 20 films we’d like to see at Cannes in 2023

by Charles Bramesco

Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, and Pedro Almodóvar number among the heavy hitters expected on the red carpet.
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Girls with Guns: how Tuesday Weld set the blueprint for Mia Goth

by Ryan Coleman

As Mia Goth brings us unhinged excellence via Pearl and Infinity Pool, it’s possible to find a parallel in the story of former wild child Tuesday Weld.
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The Oscar Goes To...

Why Stephanie Hsu should win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

by Anahit Behrooz

Her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once is a masterclass in pain and rage, deserving of a closer look.
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Busting the Bias

Busting the Bias presents a myth-shattering collection of shorts from Disabled filmmakers

by Meg Fozzard

Now in its second year, the BFI’s moving-image showcase centres Disabled filmmaking talent and their vital stories.