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Review

Carmen

by Robyn Quick

Benjamin Millepied’s reimagining of Georges Bizet’s classic opera is beautiful to behold, but lacks musical pizzazz.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Why watch Film on Film?

by Lillian Crawford

The BFI’s first annual Film on Film festival aims to celebrate and educate on the wonders of celluloid, from nitrate and 35mm to 3D.
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Review

Amanda

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Carolina Cavalli’s feature debut about a young woman’s arrested development is both too real for its whimsy and too whimsical to be realistic.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Queer Cinema

A new film season is championing queer stories from the 1990s

by Robyn Quick

This Pride Month, Barbican Cinema will showcase eight films celebrating LGBTQ+ lives.
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Review

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

by Leila Latif

Miles Morales returns as the web-slinging hero of Brooklyn in this smart sequel which defies expectations.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Incoming

An Asteroid City exhibition is landing in London

by Robyn Quick

Wes Anderson fans can tour original props and miniatures before catching a bite in a retro ​’50s-style diner.
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Interviews

Sydney Sweeney: ‘I’ve always felt that my duty is to my characters, and to my work’

by Charles Bramesco

The star of Tina Satter’s whistleblowing drama Reality speaks about the challenges of playing a real person and the concept of the modern movie star.
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Review

Reality

by Caitlin Quinlan

Tina Satter adapts her own play into a chamber drama powered by Sydney Sweeney’s performance as NSA whistleblower Reality Winner.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Boogeyman

by Anton Bitel

A grieving family find themselves terrorised by a supernatural monster in Rob Savage’s jump to big studio horror.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall wins the 2023 Palme d’Or

by David Jenkins

The psychological courtroom thriller with the great Sandra Hüller wins the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.