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Two men, one wearing a Union Jack t-shirt and the other a brown vest, sit on the bonnet of a red sports car.
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Revisiting Summer of Sam – Spike Lee’s other great heatwave movie

by Justine Smith

A serial killer and sweltering heat make for a lethal cocktail in the director’s underrated 1999 film.
Three men, one elderly and bald, another wearing glasses, seated around a piano in black and white.
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The story of Duke Ellington’s Anatomy of a Murder score

by Adam Scovell

Otto Preminger’s 1959 courtroom drama was the first Hollywood movie to use an African-American composer.
Black and white image of a grotesque masked figure with exaggerated features, surrounded by organic, textured elements.
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Tetsuo: The Iron Man and the dark side of transhumanism

by Sam Moore

Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s nightmarish 1989 body horror explores the morbid fusion of biology and technology.
Image of a woman with long, wavy blonde hair wearing a green jumper and looking pensive in a dimly lit environment.
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Hollywood could still learn a thing or two from Tim Burton’s Batman

by Kambole Campbell

The director’s vision of Gotham City remains one of blockbuster cinema’s greatest creations.
Close-up of a creepy-looking doll with red hair, sharp teeth, and glowing purple eyes against a dark background.
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Why Seed of Chucky holds a special place in my heart

by Sam Bodrojan

As a horror obsessive and trans woman, I found a filthy acceptance in this sleazy Child’s Play sequel.
Woman wearing white dress with veil, standing by shoreline with ship in background.
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Why the politics of Derek Jarman’s late films are so important

by Sam Moore

In a time of political uncertainty, his bold representations of queerness remain as vital and relevant as ever.
Green frog playing banjo in forest.
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The Muppet Movie at 40 – Jim Henson’s fuzzy testament to friendship

by Aimee Knight

The birth of the Muppet Cinematic Universe remains a high water mark for family moviemaking.
A woman in a white robe holds a red rose, set against a wooden background.
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Fear of the feminine in David Cronenberg’s The Brood

by Millicent Thomas

In the director’s 1979 body horror, maternal functions are a source of repulsion and terror.
A woman in a white dress embracing a man in a dimly lit room.
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The sex appeal of Harvey Keitel

by Justine Smith

The actor has always been willing to bare all for a role, but no one has captured his erotic charisma better than Jane Campion.
Red roses against white picket fence, dark blue sky
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An occultist’s guide to David Lynch’s Blue Velvet

by Daisy Phillipson

Exploring the suggestive imagery and symbolic language in the director’s 1986 cult favourite.