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In Praise Of

Why I love Nina Hoss’ performance in Phoenix

by Jihane Bousfiha

Starring as a concentration camp survivor attempting to rebuild her life in spite of considerable challenges, Hoss delivers a captivating and entirely convincing performance.
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Review

Enys Men

by David Jenkins

Mark Jenkin’s experimental 16mm horror depicts a lone botanist on a deserted island, whose relationship with her surroundings may be an indication of something sinister at play.

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Interviews

Roger Deakins: ‘With film, I used to be the first person to see a performance’

by Iana Murray

The veteran cinematographer on his explosive formative cinema experiences and shooting Sam Mendes’s moving drama, Empire of Light.
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Review

Tár

by Ege Apaydın

Cate Blanchett is on top form as a conductor who experiences a swift fall from grace in Todd Fields’ piercing psychodrama.

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In Retrospect
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Incoming

For Francis Ford Coppola, a production off the rails is right on track

by Charles Bramesco

His comeback picture Megalopolis has been marred by high-profile snafus — not that we’d expect anything less.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 97: The All the Beauty and the Bloodshed issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

Discover our punk zine homage to Laura Poitras’ extraordinary non-fiction portrait of photographer Nan Goldin.
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Review

Empire of Light

by David Jenkins

Sam Mendes recruits Olivia Colman and Michael Ward for this mawkish tale of seafront woes and the healing power of movies.

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Home Ents

How Rob Zombie put his own spin on a television classic

by Anton Bitel

The horror director turns his attention to comedy and romance with his prequel version of The Munsters.
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What's On

Beyond Interpretation: How a new crop of American films embody our paranoid times

by Chris Cassingham

A new season at London’s ICA examines the contemporary social and political state of the Land of the Free.
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Review

A Man Called Otto

by David Jenkins

This corny English-language remake of 2015 Swedish hit, A Man Called Ové, sees Tom Hanks seriously lowering his standards.

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