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In praise of The Juniper Tree – The cult classic that gave Björk her first film role

by Rachel Pronger

Before she was a global superstar, the Icelandic singer was a bewitching supporting player in Nietzchka Keene’s folklore drama.
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Why I love Robert Mitchum’s performance in Cape Fear

by Adam Scovell

Sixty years after its release, the acting great’s unnerving performance as vengeful convict Max Cady still packs a punch.
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In praise of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

by Nick Joyner

Over 30 years later, Todd Haynes’ experimental documentary remains a visionary look at female celebrity.
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Discover a classic, booze-fuelled sequence of female self discovery

by Marina Ashioti

In praise of Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment No. 6 and a scene of human connection around shots of moonshine.
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Scene Stealers: A late descent into madness in Nightmare Alley

by Hannah Strong

Bradley Cooper’s suave carny gets his comeuppance at the climax of Guillermo del Toro’s neo-noir.
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Celebrating the complexity of motherhood with Almodóvar and Gyllenhaal

by Anne-Sofie Lindgaard

Parallel Mothers and The Lost Daughter operate as engaging texts on the contradictions and complications of being a mother.
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Why I love Liv Ullmann’s performance in Autumn Sonata

by Matt St Clair

As she receives an honorary Academy Award, we celebrate Liv Ullmann’s lead turn in an Ingmar Bergman classic.
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Scene Stealers: The fraught Shabbat dinner in Licorice Pizza

by Elizabeth Wiart

Paul Thomas Anderson centres the quintessential awkward family dinner to delightful effect.
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Oslo through the eyes of Joachim Trier

by Savina Petkova

To celebrate the release of The Worst Person in the World, we take a closer look at the locations which paint Oslo as a city of one’s own.
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Gaslighting, coercion, and the mental health industry in Unsane

by S.L. Page

Steven Soderbergh’s psychological thriller illustrates how vulnerable women are routinely treated by healthcare systems.

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