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Features

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Are audience appetites for social satire being satisfied?

by S.L. Page

A spate of recent films use food and fine dining to explore themes of injustice and performance – but do they have anything novel to say?
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In the age of anti-police sentiment, why do we still love detective stories so much?

by Katie Tobin

Despite increased distrust in policing, films about detective work have only become more popular, achieving both financial and critical acclaim.
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In Praise Of

How Bleeder was a landmark for Nicolas Winding Refn’s distinctive style

by Jonah Jeng

As Copenhagen Cowboy hits Netflix, it’s a good time to revisit NWR’s underrated sophomore feature.
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Incoming

Composer Michael Giacchino will turn director with a remake of sci-fi classic Them!

by Charles Bramesco

The Oscar-winning musician is planning a fresh take on the 1954 killer-ant B‑picture.
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Interviews

Chinonye Chukwu: ‘I felt that the camera cannot be a voyeuristic lens’

by Rógan Graham

The director of Till speaks about the challenges of portraying a traumatic piece of American Black history on screen.
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Home Ents

The classic Italian political drama about the tyranny of industrial capitalism

by Anton Bitel

Elio Petri’s The Working Class Goes to Heaven remains a sobering portrait of life as a cog in the oppressive machine.
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A new batch of films explore the importance of whisper networks in protecting women

by Callie Petch

She Said, Call Jane, Hidden Letters and Women Talking form a quartet that depicts how women have worked to create their own means of rebelling against abuses from the patriarchy.
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Incoming

101 films to look forward to in 2023 – part two

by Hannah Strong, Charles Bramesco, Saskia Lloyd-Grainger

Part two of our annual preview heralds the arrival of new films from the likes of Pawel Pawlikowski, Michel Gondry and Kitty Green.
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Incoming

101 films to look forward to in 2023 – part one

by Hannah Strong, Charles Bramesco, Saskia Lloyd-Grainger

As we ring in the new year, it’s time to look ahead to the cinematic riches that the next twelve months might offer us.
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Top Ranking

The 30 best films of 2022

by Charles Bramesco, David Jenkins, Marina Ashioti, Hannah Strong, Adam Woodward

The LWLies team count down their favourite cinematic experiences from an embarrassment of movie riches.