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Review

Giant review – another tired boxing biopic for the pile

by Mike McCahill

“Prince” Naseem Hamed is the subject of this meandering and shoddily-written boxing bio that’s leavened slightly by two lead performances.

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1
In Retrospect
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Review

Peter Hujar’s Day review – Ira Sachs’ best film yet

by Luke Hicks

Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall light up the screen in this gentle, magnetic character study from Ira Sachs.

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Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Chloé Zhao: ‘There’s a desire for the language of ambiguity, of poetry’

by David Jenkins

Plato, Carl Jung and Terrence Malick are what kept the filmmaker inspired while making her jaw-dropping latest, Hamnet.
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Review

Hamnet review – Jessie Buckley could make a stone cry

by David Jenkins

Chloé Zhao casts fresh eyes on one of the most analysed artworks in history in her adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, boasting a pair of formidable central performances.

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5
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LWLies Presents

It's a Wrap: 2025 in Film

LWLies presents a contributor roundup of 2025’s best films and filmmakers.
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Review

The Housemaid review – what a mess

by Hannah Strong

Freida McFadden’s bestselling soapy thriller comes to the big screen via Paul Feig with ludicrous results.

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2
In Retrospect
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Review

Bowie: The Final Act review – revisiting the supernova

by Anna Stafford

By framing Bowie’s exit as a carefully composed design, Jonathan Stiasny’s new doc The Final Act is more persuasive in theory than in execution.

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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Marty Supreme review – Josh Safdie working at a remarkable technical level

by Hannah Strong

Timothée Chalamet goes all in and then some as 1950s table tennis prodigy Marty Mauser in Josh Safdie’s anti-sports biopic.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Top Ranking

The 10 best TV shows of 2025

by Emma Fraser

From Star Wars canon expansion to the conclusion of a university-set sitcom and Vince Gilligan’s highly anticipated return to the small screen, here are our TV highlights from this year.
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Interviews

Joachim Trier: ‘I cling to life’

by Marina Ashioti

Norway’s favourite son on how to follow-up a global hit – with another wistful, intuitive and thought film about melancholy in Sentimental Value.

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