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How Pumping Iron set the stage for Arnold Schwarzenegger

by Greg Evans

The Hollywood icon shows off more than his imposing bulk in this astonishing ​’70s bodybuilding doc.
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Meryl Streep’s five best performances

by Manuela Lazic

Following her recent lifetime achievement award, we revisit some of the defining roles from a truly remarkable career.
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Have we become the audience in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare?

by Thomas Hobbs

The director’s satirical 1994 horror explores what happens when society embraces its worst monsters.
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Why we love Jim Carrey in A Series of Unfortunate Events

by Daniel Seddon

The actor’s shapeshifting turn in the 2004 adaptation will always have a special place in our heart.
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How The Dark Knight Rises foreshadowed the dawn of Trump

by Henry Bevan

Christopher Nolan’s film tells of a unqualified maniac who ruthlessly exploits a crumbling establishment.
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How Howard Hawks’ Scarface inspired Martin Scorsese

by Stephen Puddicombe

This 1930s gangster classic set the blueprint for films like Goodfellas and The Departed.
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Is this the greatest ever video game movie performance?

by Greg Evans

Raul Julia’s villainous turn in 1994’s Street Fighter is worth savouring.
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Why 10 Things I Hate About You is a teen movie for our times

by Caitlin Quinlan

As Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles taught us, being young isn’t about fitting in but forging your own path.
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Why The Shop Around the Corner is a true Christmas miracle

by Stephen Puddicombe

Sick of rewatching It’s a Wonderful Life? Seek out the other holiday-themed James Stewart classic.
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In praise of American Psycho – The capitalist satire come full circle

by Tom Williams

Bret Easton Ellis and Mary Harron’s caustic vision of ​’80s consumerism is sadly back en vogue.