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In Praise Of

In Praise Of

Why I love David Thewlis’ performance in Naked

by William Carroll

The British actor casts a gaunt, morbid, uncompromisingly human figure in Mike Leigh’s nocturnal London odyssey.
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Why Bringing Up Baby is my favourite classic Hollywood comedy

by Adam Scovell

Howard Hawks’ screwball is one of the first truly great sound comedies.
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Discover the secret ending to Picnic at Hanging Rock

by Georgina Guthrie

The unresolved conclusion to Peter Weir’s film is much more satisfying than the posthumously published final chapter.
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‘What a woman will do for a good f*ck’ – Julia Cotton’s sexual agency in Hellraiser

by Kaite Welsh

All hail the lusty, bitchy antiheroine of Clive Barker’s visceral 1987 body horror.
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Good afternoon, good evening and good night: The Truman Show at 20

by Shane O’Reilly

Jim Carrey’s portrayal of a man trapped in his own reality TV show remains as captivating as ever.
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Bend It Like Beckham remains a vital portrayal of British Asian adolescence

by Salma Haidrani

As a Desi girl coming of age in the early 2000s, Gurinder Chadha’s film has a profound impact on me.
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The low-slung, slyly subversive westerns of Budd Boetticher

by Nick Pinkerton

A new Blu-ray box set offers occasion to celebrate this horseriding, bullfighting artisan of the western.
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How Cleo from 5 to 7 portrays a city under the female gaze

by Adam Scovell

A curiosity in the everyday powers Agnès Varda’s masterful second feature.
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The crazy cult charm of Killer Klowns from Outer Space

by David Opie

With a long-awaited sequel on the way, we revisit the Chiodo brothers’ classic low-budget horror from 1988.
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How Ghost World inspired me to leave my quiet suburban town

by Georgina Guthrie

Daniel Clowes’ story of teenage apathy stirred in me a desire to break away and be alone.

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