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In Praise Of

In Praise Of

Discover the exacting, emotional films of Patrick Wang

by Glenn Heath Jr

Four intimate epics by this acclaimed maker of experimental melodramas have finally been released in the UK.
In Praise Of

How 24 Hour Party People put an anarchic spin on the music biopic

by Callie Petch

Michael Winterbottom’s portrait of the Madchester scene is enduring proof that films about musicians don’t have to beatify their subjects.
In Praise Of

Why Britney Spears’ Crossroads is an underrated coming-of-age classic

by Anna Bogutskaya

As it turns 20, we revisit the maligned star vehicle written especially for America’s pop princess.
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Why Bound is the perfect queer Valentine’s film

by Jasmine Valentine

The Wachowskis’ 1996 neo-noir starring Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly is an enduring, subversive romance.
In Praise Of

Why Cabaret’s show tunes and social critique still strike a chord

by Jarek Kupść

Bob Fosse’s 1972 film breaks with the lustrous Hollywood musical tradition to take on a society in decay.
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The exquisite sound of nature in the films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

by William Stottor

The Thai master creates transportive cinema, fully utilising the auditory experience that natural spaces provide.
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Why What’s Up, Doc? remains a perfect screwball comedy

by Meg Walters

Peter Bogdanovich’s 1972 homage to the Hollywood romantic comedies of old is chaotic, silly, and utterly joyful.
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Why Harold and Maude remains one of cinema’s great survivor stories

by Zoe Kurland

In Hal Ashby’s unconventional 1971 romance, the central protagonists have very different ideas about life and death.
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In praise of two hats in Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth

by Liz Gorny

In Jim Jarmusch’s 1991 film, a cab driver and his passenger’s identical hats capture the power and poignancy in cultural exchange.
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Why I love Rachel Weisz’s performance in The Deep Blue Sea

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

In Terence Davies’ postwar melodrama, she turns Hester Collyer into one of cinema’s great tragic heroines.

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