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Exploring black masculinity in Boyz n the Hood and Moonlight

by Kambole Campbell

John Sin­gle­ton and Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ films under­stand what it means to grow up young, black and American.
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Before you see Moonlight, seek out Medicine for Melancholy

by Nick Chen

This San Fran­sis­co-set dra­ma from 2008 is the per­fect primer for Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ crit­i­cal­ly-acclaimed latest.
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Six great films that show the dark side of the TV industry

by Tom Bond

From Net­work to Night­crawler, cin­e­ma has a long his­to­ry of expos­ing television’s rot­ten core.
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Love La La Land? Seek out Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

by Danilo Castro

Damien Chazelle’s low-bud­get debut has plen­ty in com­mon with his awards-sweep­ing musical.
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Eight films to watch before you see La La Land

by Ella Donald

Get in the mood for Damien Chazelle’s swoon­ing musi­cal with these toe-tap­ping classics.
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How Blue Velvet reflects the voyeuristic gaze of Rear Window

by Tom Watchorn

Para­noia, mys­tery and moral ambi­gu­i­ty abound in David Lynch and Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces.
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Why Demon Seed is the perfect companion piece to Black Mirror

by Lauren Thompson

Before Char­lie Brooker’s dark social satire, there was Don­ald Cammell’s techno­pho­bic sci-fi.
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How Train to Busan channels the social panic of Snowpiercer

by Katherine McLaughlin

The end of the world has a famil­iar theme in these train-based South Kore­an allegories.
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Beyond Pedro – seven great Spanish films you need to see

by Stephen Puddicombe

Before you see Almodóvar’s lat­est seek out these less­er seen Span­ish gems.
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10 great debuts by actors turned directors

by Brogan Morris

With The Child­hood of a Leader arriv­ing in cin­e­mas, here are some oth­er mem­o­rable shifts from stars behind the lens.