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In Praise Of

In Praise Of

How American Gigolo flipped Hollywood sexism on its head

by Elena Lazic

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

Boats, hoes and dinosaurs – The childish brilliance of Step Brothers

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

Let us count the ways we love Adam McKay’s 2008 comic masterwork.
In Praise Of

How Romeo + Juliet mastered the Shakespeare adaptation

by Tom Bond

Twenty years ago Baz Luhrmann put a vital contemporary spin on this timeless romantic epic.
In Praise Of

Why Christine contains horror cinema’s greatest femme fatale

by Martyn Conterio

The title character in John Carpenter’s 1983 film is a memorably monstrous movie seductress.
In Praise Of

Why Braindead remains the pinnacle of grisly practical effects

by Stephen Puddicombe

In 1992 a young Peter Jackson created one of horror cinema’s most gruesome and enduring splatterfests.
In Praise Of

Monte Hellman and the birth of the acid western

by Taryn McCabe

Fifty years ago, The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind kicked off the ultimate counter-cultural genre.
In Praise Of

Why a film about evil green goo is one of John Carpenter’s best

by Tom Watchorn

The director’s Alice Cooper-starring apocalyptic horror is among the most haunting in his entire filmography.
In Praise Of

Why Shock Treatment is an “equal” to The Rocky Horror Picture Show

by Aimee Knight

Was creator Richard O’Brien on the money when describing his other box office flop?
In Praise Of

In praise of Persona – Ingmar Bergman’s minimalist masterpiece

by Stephen Puddicombe

Fifty years on, this low-key drama stands as a glorious shrine to analogue film.
In Praise Of

Why The Prestige is the greatest trick Christopher Nolan ever pulled

by Daniel Seddon

Never has on-screen magic been so compelling as in the director’s now 10-year-old passion project.

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