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The daring gender nonconformity of Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda

by Sarah Cleary

As Ed Wood’s exploitation film partly based on his own experience celebrates its 70th anniversary, its progressive take on performing gender is ripe for rediscovery.
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Is Léa Seydoux Mia Hansen-Løve’s greatest on-screen muse?

by David Jenkins

The French superstar works in a sublimely subtle register to bring the joy and pain of One Fine Morning to the screen.
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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.
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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.
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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.