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Features

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Is HFR the future of blockbuster cinema?

by Ben Schwartz

Avatar: The Way of Water is the latest film to utilise this tricky technology, which aims to bring audiences even closer to the action they see on screen.
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Home Ents

What does it take to bring a film back to life?

by Carmen Paddock

A new restoration of Thorold Dickinson’s The Queen of Spades highlights the importance and painstaking nature of the film preservation process.
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Top Ranking

LWLies’ favourite line readings of 2022

by Charles Bramesco

Our writers choose their favourite snippets of dialogue from this year’s cinematic offerings, from the absurd to the hysterical.
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Interviews

Vicky Krieps: ‘I would close my eyes and hold Sissi on my right hand and Romy Schneider on my left’

by Marina Ashioti

The star of Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage reveals the demanding details of portraying an empress.
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In Praise Of

The Old Rose scenes in Titanic are important, actually

by Yasmin Omar

As James Cameron’s generation-defining blockbuster turns 25, it’s high time to reconsider the narrative value of the film’s often-maligned framing device.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Cher’s performance in Moonstruck

by Sabrina Cooper

Down to Earth yet heavenly, she’s simply radiant in Norman Jewison’s eccentric romantic comedy.
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Incoming

Michelle Williams just needs some hot water in the first Showing Up trailer

by Charles Bramesco

She plays a frustrated artist preparing for a show in Kelly Reichardt’s wry, downbeat comedy.
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In Praise Of

The non-binary subtext of Wolfwalkers

by Callie Petch

The twin journeys of Robyn and Mebh toward self-acceptance reflect the real-life journey of many queer and gender-nonconforming people toward embracing their identity.
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Top Ranking

The 25 best television shows of 2022

by Emma Fraser

We count down the small screen treats which had everyone theorising and furiously binge-watching, from Bad Sisters to Pachinko.
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Festivals

50 Years of Manipuri Cinema at the 53rd International Film Festival of India

by Isabel Jacobs

This year’s festival celebrated the rich Indian cinema being made outside of popular Bollywood.