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In Praise Of

In Praise Of

Why I love Hirokazu Koreeda’s Nobody Knows

by Amy Bowker

This understated 2004 drama is a perfect entry point for the Japanese director’s work.
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Why I love Dwayne Johnson’s performance in Pain & Gain

by Josh Slater-Williams

There’s more to his larger-than-life turn than meets the eye.
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Why I love Terence Davies’ The Long Day Closes

by Patrick Nabarro

The director’s 1992 drama is among the most tender coming-of-age films ever made.
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How The Lost World taught me that films can be cruel

by Josh Slater-Williams

A key death in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 sequel completely altered my perception of cinema.
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The emasculation of Clint Eastwood in The Beguiled

by David Pountain

Don Siegel’s period thriller shows this icon of screen masculinity at his most pathetic and vulnerable.
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Nobody Did it Better: Remembering Roger Moore

by William Carroll

The late actor was at his debonair best as James Bond in series highlight The Spy Who Loved Me.
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Is Nil by Mouth the bleakest kitchen-sink drama ever made?

by William Carroll

With his directorial debut, Gary Oldman offers a deeply affecting study of addiction and domestic abuse.
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The unique and undervalued brilliance of Griffin Dunne

by Clara Scherffig

The American actor’s reemergence in I Love Dick serves as a reminder of his rare talents.
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Why Funny Games remains just as shocking 20 years on

by Stephen Puddicombe

Michael Haneke’s home invasion horror is a chilling satire of violence in popular entertainment.
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Is this the most powerful protest film ever made?

by Christopher Bruno

Peter Watkins’ incendiary pseudo-doc Punishment Park feels as vital today as it did back in 1971.

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