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In Praise Of

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In Praise Of

How Ring predicted the anxieties of the 21st century

by J. Simpson

25 years lat­er, Hideo Nakata’s time­less J‑horror still shocks – part­ly owing to its prescience.
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The Story of Adèle E

by David Jenkins

In praise of French actor Adèle Exar­chopou­los who brings her sul­try sen­si­bil­i­ty to a range of roles, most recent­ly Léa Mysius’ The Five Devils.
Four scantily-clad women posing suggestively alongside a man wearing sunglasses and casual attire.
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The unlikely prescience of Spring Breakers

by Sam Moore

A decade since its release, Har­mo­ny Korine’s hedo­nis­tic vision of a fraught Florid­i­an vaca­tion feels like it fore­shad­owed plen­ty about con­tem­po­rary pop culture.
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Godzilla vs Megalon: in defence of a much-maligned creature feature

by Christopher Stewardson

As Jun Fuku­da’s kid-friend­ly entry into the Godzil­la pan­theon turns 50, it’s time to revis­it its mes­sage of peace and unity.
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Why I Love Death Bed: The Bed That Eats

by Mark Hanson

George Bar­ry’s 1977 inde­pen­dent hor­ror, about a homi­ci­dal piece of fur­ni­ture with a vora­cious appetite, is a delight­ful­ly imag­i­na­tive and whol­ly orig­i­nal rel­ic worth seek­ing out.
A man in a white coat appears to be flying over a cityscape at night, with the lights of the buildings and streets visible below.
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The Big Lebowski at 25: How embracing ‘Dudeism’ can lead to a happier life

by Simon Bland

Oliv­er Ben­jamin, the founder of the world’s ​“slow­est grow­ing” reli­gion, reflects on how The Coen Broth­ers’ clas­sic crime caper inspired him to start a glob­al movement.
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Why I love Song Kang-ho’s performance in The Host

by Rory Doherty

In Bong Joon-ho’s thrilling mon­ster movie, the South Kore­an actor is tremen­dous as a hap­less father attempt­ing to save his young daughter.
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Why I love Carl Franklin’s One False Move

by Alexander Boucher

Franklin’s 1992 thriller about a small-town cop fac­ing off against a mur­der­ous trio cuts to the heart of police cor­rup­tion and racial otherness.
Two individuals, a woman and a man, standing near a grand piano in a room.
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Stoker at 10: Park Chan-wook’s Hitchcockian fairytale

by Kevin Bui

This dark com­ing-of-age thriller is Park’s own scin­til­lat­ing twist on The Mas­ter of Sus­pense’s Shad­ow of a Doubt.
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Why I love Zoë Lund’s performance in Ms 45

by Sarah Cleary

Her per­for­mance as the mute gar­ment work­er Thama who takes on the scum­bags of New York City is the heart of Abel Fer­rara’s rape-revenge thriller.