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In Praise Of

In Praise Of

How In a Lonely Place deconstructed misogyny in Hollywood

by Adam Scovell

Nicholas Ray’s 1950 tale of male power, anger and violence is receiving a timely theatrical re-run.
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Harmony Korine’s Gummo and America’s haunted Deep South

by William Carroll

The writer/director’s dystopian arthouse flick holds a smudged mirror to white middle America.
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Malcolm X at 25: The untold mystery of Betty Shabazz

by Nadia Latif

Spike Lee’s epic biopic of the black civil rights leader offers only glimpses of the great woman behind the man.
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How Cop Land deconstructed Sylvester Stallone’s legacy

by Jack Godwin

James Mangold’s 1997 crime drama saw the actor once again prove himself against the odds.
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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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