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Inside the academic conference taking Terrifier back to school

by Barney Nuttall

A forthcoming conference seeks to position the ultraviolent horror franchise within academia – what might we learn from Art the Clown?
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The empty showboat of cinematic one-shots

by Finlay Spencer

Netflix's chart-topping Adolescence is the latest in a long line of single-take stories. But would it be any worse off with a trip to the cutting room?
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Can we make greening the film industry sexy?

by Ben Smoke

It's not easy being green, but the Green Rider initiative aims to engage Hollywood's biggest names with making changes to filmmaking that could help reduce the film industry's carbon footprint.
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Review

Caught by the Tides review – moving, stirring, brilliant

by Esther Rosenfield

Jia Zhangke’s first feature in six years is a sweeping epic anchored by the captivating Zhao Tao, his muse and most frequent collaborator.

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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Cannes Special | The Piano Teacher (2001)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the just announced Cannes line up and for film club, The Piano Teacher (2001)
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Review

Sinners review – links the past and present with music and blood

by Kambole Campbell

Finally free from the Marvel machine, Ryan Coogler delivers the goods and then some with his music-powered, genre-splicing latest.

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Festivals

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!

by David Jenkins

Wes Anderson, Kelly Reichardt, Joachim Trier and Julia Ducournau are among the contenders for this year’s Golden Palm.
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Review

Holy Cow review – a bittersweet treat

by Alex Hopkins-McQuillan

Louise Courvoisier crafts a moving tale about cheese-making and coming of age, set in the rural French region of Jura.

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Review

One to One: John & Yoko review – another day, another Beatle doc

by Michael Leader

Macdonald and Rice-Edwards immerse in the famous power couple’s lives in NY, but this estate-approved doc struggles to deliver intriguing insight.

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Review

The Return review – skirts on the am-dram

by David Jenkins

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star as Odysseus and Penelope in Uberto Pasolini's retelling of Homer's epic.

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