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Coming to you live from the apocalypse: The potent paranoia of Gregg Araki’s Nowhere

by Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja

As Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse series receives a 4K restoration, his take on the trials and tribulations of LA teenagers is still as sharp as ever.
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The musical magic of Gold Diggers of 1933 at 90

by Julia Mueller

Mervyn LeRoy and Busby Berkeley’s classic pre-Code musical still delights almost a century later – and its success is down to a key change in how the story was bookended.
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The unearthly charisma of Burt Lancaster

by Chloe Walker

As Local Hero returns to cinemas, we celebrate the singular talent of an enduring screen presence.
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Frances Ha understands the power of female friendship

by Ellie O'Brien

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s 2013 dramedy is a perfect encapsulation of the uncertainty of your twenties – and how friendship is its own kind of romance.
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The Great Gatsby is good, actually

by Harri Knight-Davis

Ten years after Baz Luhrmann’s audacious take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved novel premiered, it’s time to reassess this maligned venture.
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The slippery stardom of Rachel McAdams

by Marshall Shaffer

From Mean Girls through to Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the Canadian actress has become definable by her indefinability.
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Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change

by B.C. Wallin

The Wachowskis’ animé-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history.
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Mary-Kate and Ashley’s The Challenge marked direct-to-video death for tweens

by Jasmine Valentine

The reality television-inspired tween comedy heralded the end of an era for how young audiences watched their idols.
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Beyond the Red Scare: Invaders from Mars at 70

by Christopher Stewardson

William Cameron Menzies’ sci-fi classic might have its origins in the Cold War, but its message is more expansive.
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The thunder and the fury of The Place Beyond the Pines

by Gayle Sequeira

A decade since its release, Derek Cianfrance’s thriller about the intersecting lives of two young men in small-town America still stings.