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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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Review

Warfare review – war, what is it good for?

by Hannah Strong

Alex Garland teams up with Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza for an evocative but empty war film, recreating a catastrophic day in Ramadi based on the memories of Mendoza and his comrades.

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Who killed the Tween Girl Movie?

by Charlotte Moore

At the turn of the millennium tween girls had plenty of films made for them – nowadays, there's next to nothing. Why did Hollywood give up?
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Review

The Amateur review – extremely solid, extremely unspectacular

by David Jenkins

Rami Malek struggles in this boilerplate thriller as a CIA operative out to kill the men that murdered his wife.

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Review

Drop review – a first date with no chemistry

by Hannah Strong

A domestic abuse survivor finds herself on the first date from hell in Christopher Landon's phone-based thriller.

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In Praise Of

A Goofy Movie hits different as a parent

by Simon Bland

Despite flopping on release, Disney's heartwarming story of a dad trying to bond with his son on a summer road trip has become a cult classic – especially for people with children of their own.
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Review

Mr Burton review – elevated by a dynamic performance

by Lucy Peters

A gentle, fictionalised foray into stage and screen legend Richard Burton’s Welsh childhood.

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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Death Of A Unicorn | Last Swim | The Last Unicorn (1982)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss new releases Death Of A Unicorn and Last Swim and finally, for film club, revisit The Last Unicorn.

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Why is cinema still failing autistic women?

by Amy Davidson

From erasure to fetishisation, it's still rare to see the nuances and lived experiences of autistic people – especially women – on the big screen.
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Review

Sebastian review – bland character study

by Marina Ashioti

A young, London-based writer begins a double life as a sex worker in Mikko Mäkelä's queer psychological drama.

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