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In Praise Of

Kirk Douglas at 100 – In praise of his knockout turn in Champion

by Stephen Puddicombe

As the acting icon celebrates his centenary, we reflect on one of his greatest performances.
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Why Is Paris Burning? remains one of the great anti-war epics

by Brogan Morris

Released 50 years ago, this understated and underloved drama is deserving of a reappraisal.
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In praise of High Plains Drifter – Clint Eastwood’s shocking, spiritual psycho western

by Brogan Morris

This controversial 1973 western ranks among the director’s finest works.
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How The Nightmare Before Christmas became a festive favourite

by Victoria Luxford

Henry Selick’s directorial debut is a gleefully macabre cinematic marvel.
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Losing faith in the world? Time to watch Imitation of Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Douglas Sirk’s 1959 drama is the perfect antidote to the Pandora’s box of intolerance opened by Trump.
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How Network predicted the insidious rise of ‘fake news’

by Edward Cripps

Sidney Lumet’s prophetic 1976 satire warned of the moral erosion of mainstream media 40 years ago.
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Never forget this harrowing oral history of the Holocaust

by David Jenkins

With global nationalism on the rise, now seems like the time to revisit Claude Lanzmann’s masterpiece, Shoah.
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50 years on, Ken Loach’s Cathy Come Home is as powerful as ever

by Stephen Puddicombe

This 1966 TV play on a young woman’s descent into homelessness has lost none of its impact.
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The ecstatic spiritual sweep of Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev

by Orlando Edmonds

Fifty years ago the Russian director launched an epic exploration into the creation of art.
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How American Gigolo flipped Hollywood sexism on its head

by Elena Lazic

Paul Schrader’s 1980 film unashamedly objectifies Richard Gere’s narcissistic lead.

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