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“There were times when I was sore from laughing” – Adam McKay on The Other Guys at 10

by Simon Bland

The director reflects on the making of his 2010 buddy cop comedy, and the serious message at its heart.
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How Palm Springs breaks the problematic pattern of time-loop romances

by Stefania Sarrubba

Cristin Milioti’s character subverts the passive love interest trope seen in Groundhog Day and About Time.
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“I wanted it to feel like entering a world that makes you happy” – Amy Heckerling on Clueless at 25

by Simon Bland

The writer/​director muses on one of the best and most beloved literary adaptations of modern times.
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Whisper of the Heart remains Studio Ghibli’s most moving outlier

by Kambole Campbell

The first and only film from Miyazaki protégé Yoshifumi Kondo stands among the studio’s best works.
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The Japanese cult classic that paved the way for the modern female action hero

by James Balmont

In 1972’s Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion, Meiko Kaji emerged as a bona fide, badass star.
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Let The Sunshine In: The queer legacy of Miloš Forman’s Hair

by Brian Quinn

Beyond its anti-war rhetoric, the Czech director’s version of the Broadway musical is a story of same-sex love.
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My Comfort Blanket Movie: Jackass 3D

by Hannah Strong

Hannah Strong delves into the myriad thrills and spills of MTV’s finest export.
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Revisiting White Dog, Samuel Fuller’s powerful anti-racism allegory

by Kia Rahnama

The director’s controversial 1982 thriller subverts the ​“white saviour” myth still perpetuated by Hollywood.
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Why Spike Lee’s She Hate Me deserves a second look

by Erik Nielsen

Dismissed by critics at the time, this sometimes ridiculous corporate satire from 2004 has lost none of its bite.
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How The Asphalt Jungle changed the face of American noir

by Adam Scovell

John Huston’s heist classic, starring Sterling Hayden and Marilyn Monroe, emphasised the grittiness of the postwar era.