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Interviews

Davy Chou: ‘This exquisite character helped me to create something more faithful to the truth’

by Hannah Strong

The writer/​director of the magical Return to Seoul explains how he drew inspiration from a close friend to create his striking protagonist.
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In Praise Of

Mary-Kate and Ashley’s The Challenge marked direct-to-video death for tweens

by Jasmine Valentine

The reality television-inspired tween comedy heralded the end of an era for how young audiences watched their idols.
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Review

Harka

by Josh Slater-Williams

A young man in Tunisia steps up to care for his younger sisters following the death of their father in Lotfy Nathan’s electrifying drama.

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Why I Love...

Why I love investigative journalism cinema

by Shivani Dubey

The stories of intrepid reporters searching for the truth against oppressive forces serve not only as entertainment, but a reminder that such work continues to be vital.
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Review

Return to Seoul

by Ella Kemp

Davy Chou’s bittersweet comedy of a Korean adoptee searching for her biological parents is powered by a dazzling lead performance.

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In Retrospect
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The silence and the fury of Steve McQueen’s Grenfell

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The artist, filmmaker and activist has produced one of his most powerful works ever in this meticulous 24-minute survey of a London crime scene.
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Review

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

by Hannah Strong

James Gunn bids the MCU an emotional farewell in the final outing for his rabble-rousing gang of space pirates.

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This Just In

That inking feeling: Evil Dead Rise and the horror of tattoos

by Sean McGeady

In horror films, tattoo scenes can represent familial trauma and gendered violence. The new Evil Dead gets under the skin with both.
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Review

Rodeo

by Katherine McLaughlin

A young French-Guadeloupian woman enters the male-dominated world of moto cross biking in Lola Quivoron’s daring debut feature.

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Interviews

Priya Kansara: ‘I never thought that I’d be a comedic actor’

by Hannah Strong

Priya Kansara talks the epic prep required to play the lead role of a teen stuntwoman-in-the-making in Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society.