In Praise Of | Little White Lies

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Elderly man in a white shirt, seated at a desk and writing with a pen.
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The Polish-American immigrant who changed the face of animation

by Georgina Guthrie

Max Fleischer, creator of Betty Boop and the rotoscope, was one of the great cartoonists of the 20th century.
Person in a red coat singing passionately, surrounded by smoke or fog.
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John Carpenter’s The Fog is even more chilling if you live by the sea

by Thomas Hobbs

A personal essay on the director’s 1980 horror, which returns to cinemas this Halloween.
A ghostly, pale-faced figure with wild, unkempt hair wearing a black and white striped suit, grinning menacingly.
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It’s Showtime! – Why Beetlejuice remains the ghost with the most

by Justine Smith

Thirty years ago, Tim Burton unleashed his colourful, bizarre vision of the afterlife onto the world.
Blonde woman wearing dark clothing and headphones, standing at a microphone stand.
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In praise of Velvet Goldmine – Todd Haynes’ gaudy love letter to glam rock

by Robb Sheppard

The director’s third feature from 1998 is a glitter-covered ode to the 1970s.
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In praise of Orphée – Jean Cocteau’s mould-breaking masterpiece

by Felix Bazalgette

The French filmmaker’s haunting 1950 work fluidly blurs the line between technology and magic.
Statue of a firefighter in winter gear, standing amidst snowy branches, holding a briefcase.
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How Twelve Monkeys built on the legacy of La Jetée and Vertigo

by Adam Scovell

Themes of memory and death lie at the heart of Terry Gilliam’s dystopian time travel saga.
Monochrome image of a human mask with distinctive features, set against a dark background.
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How Halloween stoked our fears and misunderstanding of mental illness

by Frazer Macdonald

In Michael Myers, director John Carpenter created an enduring yet harmful horror archetype.
A young couple embracing intimately, the woman wearing a pink top and the man wearing a checked shirt.
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Why I love Chloe Sevigny’s performance in Boys Don’t Cry

by Romy Somerset

Her Oscar-nominated supporting turn is a glimmer of light in an otherwise devastating film.
A smiling woman with curly brown hair against a bright pink background with blue heart shapes.
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The enduring legacy of Gilda Radner

by Rebecca Nicole Williams

With Love, Gilda, the late comedian and first breakout star of SNL finally gets the documentary she deserves.
Three well-dressed people, two men and one woman, sitting at a table in a café or restaurant. The image is in black and white.
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The Fallen Idol is one of the great films about the loss of childhood innocence

by Adam Scovell

Carol Reed’s 1948 classic captures the transition to adulthood in all its contradictions and hypocrisies.