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Features

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Channing Tatum gyrates back into our hearts in the trailer for Magic Mike’s Last Dance

by Charles Bramesco

Steven Soderbergh directs the third installment of the male-stripping saga as Mike brings his talents to London.
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Interviews

Charlotte Wells: ‘Adults are locked in the roles that they perform for kids’

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Scottish filmmaker behind breakout indie Aftersun explains the complex process of portraying memory in cinema.
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In Praise Of

How The Draughtsman’s Contract set the blueprint for the modern period piece

by Finlay Spencer

With its acerbic script and anachronistic flourishes, Peter Greenaway’s 1982 film is as fresh and funny as ever.
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Interviews

Meet Panos H Koutras: Greece’s own King of Trash

by Vince Medeiros

LWLies speak to the director of the outrageous farce, Dodo, at the the 2022 Thessaloniki Film Festival.
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Festivals

Tokyo International Film Festival celebrates the next generation of Japanese filmmaking talent

by Alicia Haddick

At the revamped Tokyo International Film Festival, the spotlight shone brightly on upcoming Japanese artistic voices.
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On ‘Cinema Speculation’ – Quentin Tarantino’s loopy book of film criticism

by David Jenkins

The beloved writer-director offers up an eccentric volume that stands as testament to his rabid cinephilia.
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Brendan Fraser is a man transformed in the first trailer for The Whale

by Charles Bramesco

In the new film from Darren Aronofsky, Fraser portrays an obese recluse ready for one last chance at redemption.
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Here are the nominees of the 35th European Film Awards

by Little White Lies

The European Film Academy has unveiled the contenders for their 35th annual awards ceremony, celebrating the cream of filmmaking in Europe.
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In Praise Of

Why I love The Canyons

by Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja

Paul Schrader and Brett Easton Ellis’s much-derided 2013 collaboration starring Lindsay Lohan is a sharper take on performance than it first appears.
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The McDonagh Brothers’ visions of Irish guilt and morality

by Connor Norcott

Martin and John Michael explore their Irish heritage through their bleak, blisteringly funny filmmaking.