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Who’s That Knocking at My Door: How the world met Martin Scorsese

by Mark Allison

It’s 50 years since the director announced his arrival as a major new force in American cinema.
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How Safe shows the realities of living with an incurable illness

by Stephen Puddicombe

Todd Haynes’ 1995 film stars Julianne Moore as a woman who becomes ​“allergic to the 20th century”.
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Why I love Jesse Ventura’s performance in Predator

by Victoria Luxford

The larger-than-life catchphrase machine epitomised the hyper-masculinity of ​’80s action cinema.
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The complex, seductive satire of Starship Troopers

by Ned Carter Miles

Two decades on, Paul Verhoeven’s ambiguous militaristic sci-fi is in need of a reappraisal.
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How Perfect Blue predicted the disturbing possibilities of the internet

by Daniel Schindel

Satoshi Kon’s cult animé contains a vital message for modern audiences.
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Halloween III: Why Season of the Witch is the most daring film in the franchise

by Padraig Cotter

With a pinch of Hammer Horror and a dollop of ​’80s gore, this meta horror is the boldest in the series.
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Why Lake Mungo is the best ghost film you’ve never seen

by Thomas Hobbs

This Aussie indie horror from 2008 is the perfect supernatural chiller to watch this Halloween.
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In praise of Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie, Marvel’s long-awaited saviour

by Ella Kemp

The American actor’s latest scene-stealing performance shows what a female superhero should look like.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest and the art of the chase

by Adam Scovell

How the director’s mastery of space and location created the famous crop-duster sequence.
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The bonkers, boundary pushing comic legacy of Mel Brooks

by Darren Richman

With Young Frankenstein now a major stage show, we reflect on the career of a living legend of comedy.