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Bride in a white gown with a pearl necklace, groom in a dark suit, both facing each other at a wedding ceremony.
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My Comfort Blanket Movie: Goodfellas

by Christina Newland

Christina Newland takes solace in Martin Scorsese’s brutally violent, blackly comic mob classic.
Two men wearing hats having a conversation in a black and white scene.
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Is Rififi still the greatest heist movie ever made?

by Soham Gadre

Jules Dassin’s blacklisting from Hollywood led him to create this superlative 1955 crime thriller.
Colourful cartoon-style illustration depicting a cycling race with a crowd of spectators cheering on the cyclist.
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My Comfort Blanket Movie: The Triplets of Belleville

by Charles Bramesco

Charles Bramesco basks in the soothing whimsy of Sylvain Chomet’s animated marvel from 2003.
Two men in suits and hats hiding under an awning, in a black and white image.
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My Comfort Blanket Movie: Way Out West

by David Jenkins

This Laurel and Hardy gem from 1937 reminds David Jenkins of a time when he almost died laughing.
Portrait of a woman with curly dark hair smiling at the camera.
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My Comfort Blanket Movie: Grosse Pointe Blank

by Adam Woodward

Adam Woodward reflects on the timeless appeal of George Armitage’s alt-rom-com from 1997.
Two people, a woman and a man, engaged in conversation at a desk.
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My Comfort Blanket Movie: Music and Lyrics

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sophie Monks Kaufman sings the praises of Marc Lawrence’s pop hit of a rom-com from 2007.
Two young men in leather jackets, standing close together, in a dimly lit room with a curtain in the background.
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Why it’s time to revisit this landmark British LGBTQ+ drama

by Katie Goh

Ron Peck’s Nighthawks survives as much more than a historical document of gay life in a bygone era.
Four men in 1950s-style suits playing guitars and drums on a stage with red curtains in the background.
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How Adam Schlesinger achieved pop perfection with That Thing You Do

by Stefania Sarrubba

The late singer-songwriter penned the ​’60s-inspired title track for Tom Hanks’ directorial debut.
A stern-faced man in samurai armour, with a fierce expression on his face, against a dark, foliaged backdrop.
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Why I love Toshiro Mifune’s performance in Throne of Blood

by Adam Scovell

His portrayal of wild-eyed samurai warrior in Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of ​‘Macbeth’ is simply iconic.
Partial face of a woman peeking through closed blinds, with only her eyes and part of her nose visible. The image has a green tint and the blinds create a striped pattern across her face.
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The danger of looking in Brian De Palma’s Sisters

by Tom Williams

The director critiques society’s voyeuristic tendencies in this Hitchcock homage from 1972.