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Two children running through a lush, green forest.
Festivals

Monster – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest, scored by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, is a dense, shape-shifting drama that grows more scattered as it progresses.
Crowd of people sledging on snowy slope in city, with sleds and buildings in background.
Festivals

Occupied City – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steve McQueen’s documentary contrasting present-day Amsterdam with its past occupation by the Nazis is a testament to the changing face of history.
A bald man in a black shirt reaches down to a woman lying on the ground next to a car.
Review

Fast X

by Jake Cole

Jason Momoa puts in a fine showing as a new villain in Louis Leterrier’s zany entry into the muscle car franchise.

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In Retrospect
A smiling man embracing two women, one with short wavy hair and the other with long dark hair, in a cosy indoor setting.
Review

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Weiting Liu

Kelly Fremon Craig’s take on Judy Bloom’s iconic preteen novel is a sweet tale of a young girl figuring out religion, boys and puberty.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair and makeup wearing a dress, leaning against a wall in a black and white image with a pink filter.
In Praise Of

Frances Ha understands the power of female friendship

by Ellie O'Brien

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s 2013 dramedy is a perfect encapsulation of the uncertainty of your twenties – and how friendship is its own kind of romance.
Woman wearing floral headscarf smiling outdoors.
Review

Under the Fig Trees

by Marina Ashioti

Developed alongside her cast of non-professional actors, Erige Sehiri builds an intimate fiction debut set in the Tunisian countryside.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
Two individuals in profile, one man and one woman, with a green circle and abstract patterned background.
In Praise Of

The Great Gatsby is good, actually

by Harri Knight-Davis

Ten years after Baz Luhrmann’s audacious take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved novel premiered, it’s time to reassess this maligned venture.
Three women with long hair standing together against a pink background.
In Praise Of

The slippery stardom of Rachel McAdams

by Marshall Shaffer

From Mean Girls through to Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the Canadian actress has become definable by her indefinability.
Two figures, one in a teal hooded top and the other in a vibrant red and white dress, standing against a vivid crimson background.
Club LWLies Exclusive

Feeling Seen: On the possibilities of found footage horror

by Alison Rumfitt

Recent entries to the subgenre of found footage horror attest to its appeal to queer filmmakers and audiences alike.
Three individuals with serious expressions, overlaid on a background of text. The individuals are shown in shades of blue and purple, creating a striking visual effect.
This Just In

The troubling rise of cinematic therapyspeak

by Billie Walker

From gaslighting to trauma, more and more therapy buzzwords are finding their way on screen – but who does it actually help?