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In Praise Of

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Ron Peck’s Nighthawks survives as much more than a historical document of gay life in a bygone era.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Why Luis Buñuel’s bourgeois satires are perfect pandemic viewing

by Jake Cole

The Spanish master’s back catalogue is filled with pertinent messages, including a parody of social distancing.
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Why I love Joan Crawford’s performance in Daisy Kenyon

by Justine Smith

Otto Preminger’s 1947 love triangle with a postwar twist sees the Hollywood star at her bristling best.
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Tsai Ming-liang’s The Hole is one of the great films about living in isolation

by Ruairi McCann

The director’s slow cinema musical from 1998 sees a mysterious epidemic send Taipei into lockdown.
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How Russ Meyer changed the face of American film

by Justine Smith

The sleaze king of Hollywood cinema paved the way for a generation of filmmakers, evading post-Code censors with his ​“nudie-cuties”.
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Magnolia at 20 – In praise of PTA’s cathartic masterpiece

by Emily Cashen

Two decades on from its UK release, this sprawling epic still has much to teach us about the joys of letting go.
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In defence of Candyman 2

by Sam Thompson

With its Southern Gothic setting and Tony Todd on top form once again, the 1995 sequel deserves a second look.

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