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In Praise Of

In Praise Of

Why I love Katharine Hepburn’s performance in Summertime

by Gabriela Almeida

In David Lean’s dreamy 1955 romance, the Hollywood icon subtly plays with her usual screen persona.
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Machismo and Mojitos – The misunderstood genius of Miami Vice

by Tom Augustine

Michael Mann’s maligned 2006 remake is quite unlike any Hollywood blockbuster before or since.
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El vino did flow – How The Office achieved sitcom perfection

by Darren Richman

Twenty years on, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s landmark show reminds us that a good idea is a good idea forever.
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Two-Lane Blacktop at 50 – Adrift on an asphalt ocean

by Johnny Restall

Monte Hellman’s cult road movie remains the perfect encapsulation of ​’60s ennui and life on America’s margins.
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They Might Be Giants remains a playful take on the Sherlock Holmes mythos

by Gem Wheeler

George C Scott and Joanne Woodward are a perfect match in this cunning pastiche of the Great Detective.
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In praise of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s sugar cube

by Matthew Walker

How a five-second shot from 1994’s Three Colours: Blue captures the protagonist’s sense of grief and loss.
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How Legally Blonde became an unlikely feminist classic

by Lorna Codrai

In defying the dumb blonde trope, Reese Witherspoon gave us a new kind of female protagonist to root for.
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Pulp, Police and Politics: The hard and fast world of Poliziotteschi

by Adam Scovell

Throughout the 1970s an exciting subgenre dominated Italian cinema, combined action and crime to dizzying effect.
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In praise of Beautiful Thing, a quintessentially British coming out movie

by Emily Maskell

Hettie Macdonald’s 1996 film contains a beautiful message of queer acceptance and togetherness.
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Why I love Jane Russell’s performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

by Carmen Paddock

Her sharp-tongued turn in Howard Hawks’ 1953 comedy is the perfect foil for Marilyn Monroe’s bimbo act.

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