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The emotional, intimate realism of Maren Ade’s Everyone Else

by Ross McDonnell

Before you see Toni Erdmann, seek out the director’s brilliantly observed second feature from 2009.
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Is The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese’s most violent film?

by Dan Einav

The director’s 1993 period drama is just as devastating as the likes of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas.
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Why There Will Be Blood feels more relevant than ever

by Colin Biggs

Released 10 years ago, Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 masterpiece contains an anti-capitalist message that rings especially true today.
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Lost Highway at 20 – In praise of David Lynch’s eerie LA neo-noir

by William Carroll

The cult director’s peek behind the curtain of this iconic American city reveals the horrors within.
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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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