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Why I love Isabelle Huppert’s performance in Amateur

by Joe Flockhart

Huppert’s role in Hal Hartley’s 1995 black comedy curio remains one of her most interesting to date.
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Chaos in the kitchen with The Bear and Boiling Point

by Henry Boon

This year, one television series and one film have captured the highs and lows of working in a professional kitchen.
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How Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm stays warm 25 years later

by Kevin Bui

This chilly portrait of an all-American family is a fascinating and empathetic character study.
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How The Chase set the topical, visceral tone for New Hollywood

by Chloe Walker

Though largely forgotten today, Arthur Penn’s 1966 crime thriller remains a fascinating precursor to a filmmaking revolution.
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The enduring atmosphere of Road to Perdition

by Nick Herrmann

Two decades on from its release, Sam Mendes’ mob thriller exudes a powerful sense of dread.
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In Praise of Eastern Promises

by Rose Dymock

As David Cronenberg’s gangster flick turns 15, it remains a refreshing depiction of London’s underbelly.
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Films to last a lifetime – RIP Jean-Luc Godard

by David Jenkins

In memory of one of cinema’s most formidable and pathfinding talents, who has died at the age of 91.
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The romantic listlessness of Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master

by Jeremy Arblaster

As this Thomas Pynchon-inspired drama turns 10, its portrayal of post-war malaise still has an undeniable allure.
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John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy and the end of faith

by Sam Moore

As The Thing turns 40, its place within Carpenter’s exploration of spiritual breakdown has never felt more prescient.
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Why Meiko Kaji’s cult characters are still subversive in their strength

by Sam Moore

As Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion turns 50, Meiko Kaji’s feminist action heroines are as thrilling to watch as ever.