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Why I love the train chase scene in The Wrong Trousers

by Eleanor Brady

Tom Cruise and Marvel can’t hold a candle to Aardman Animation’s nail-biting stop animation sequence in the classic Wallace and Gromit adventure.
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The Counselor was Cormac McCarthy’s unflinching portrait of the consequences of desire

by Evan Helmlinger

In his only produced screenplay, the American titan of literature painted a bleak picture of the logical endpoint of greed.
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Why I love The Watermelon Woman

by Robyn Quick

Cheryl Dunye’s debut feature broke the mould with its witty blend of fact and fiction – and remains a queer classic to this day.
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In defence of The Bling Ring

by Katie Tobin

A decade since its release, Sofia Coppola’s take on teen thieves and celebrity obsession is as sharp as ever.
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Why I love Edward Woodward’s performance in The Wicker Man

by Barry Levitt

As the steadfast Sergeant Neil Howie, Woodward becomes a compelling audience surrogate in Robin Hardy’s seminal folk horror.
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Coming to you live from the apocalypse: The potent paranoia of Gregg Araki’s Nowhere

by Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja

As Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse series receives a 4K restoration, his take on the trials and tribulations of LA teenagers is still as sharp as ever.
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The musical magic of Gold Diggers of 1933 at 90

by Julia Mueller

Mervyn LeRoy and Busby Berkeley’s classic pre-Code musical still delights almost a century later – and its success is down to a key change in how the story was bookended.
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The unearthly charisma of Burt Lancaster

by Chloe Walker

As Local Hero returns to cinemas, we celebrate the singular talent of an enduring screen presence.
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Frances Ha understands the power of female friendship

by Ellie O'Brien

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s 2013 dramedy is a perfect encapsulation of the uncertainty of your twenties – and how friendship is its own kind of romance.
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The Great Gatsby is good, actually

by Harri Knight-Davis

Ten years after Baz Luhrmann’s audacious take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved novel premiered, it’s time to reassess this maligned venture.

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