In Praise Of | Little White Lies

In Praise Of

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In Praise Of

Is Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton’s last truly great movie?

by David Jenkins

The master of the macabre hit his creative peak with this singular suburban fairy tale from 1990.
A woman in a sparkling black outfit stands before a grand piano, with a man playing the piano behind her.
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The seductive, subversive sound of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet

by Stephen Puddicombe

Exploring the director’s use and manipulation of music in his 30-year-old masterpiece.
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How Atanarjuat brought Inuit cinema to the world stage

by Joel Blackledge

Released 15 years ago, Zacharias Kunuk’s snowbound epic raised awareness of Arctic culture.
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How Marie Antoinette pointed the way for post-feminism

by Lauren Thompson

Sofia Coppola’s opulent period drama explores female self-empowerment in a man’s world.
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How JFK changed the way we think about authority

by Taylor Burns

Though heavily dramatised, Oliver Stone’s gripping procedural asks some vital questions about liberty and power.
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How Children of Men took us through the looking glass

by Luke Walpole

Alfonso Cuarón’s film was released in 2006 and is set in 2027, so why does it feel so relevant today?
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Why I love Peter Sellers’ performance in Being There

by Adam Woodward

The titan of big screen comedy is at his understated, singular best in Hal Ashby’s tale of a simple-minded gardener.
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Why The Assassination of Jesse James is a masterful modern western

by William Carroll

Andrew Dominik’s 2007 biopic humanises America’s most storied outlaw.
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Why The Limey is Steven Soderbergh’s most underrated film

by William Carroll

This late ​’90s neo-noir offers a heady mix of non-linear narratives, cockney rhyming slang, and Terence Stamp.
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Why Unbreakable remains the ultimate superhero movie

by Alex Hess

M Night Shyamalan’s understated 2000 drama is anathema to the box-office behemoths of today.