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Review

Skinamarink

by Anton Bitel

A young brother and sister face their worst fears in Kyle Edward Ball’s inventive microbudget horror.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Incoming

101 films to look forward to in 2023 – part two

by Hannah Strong, Charles Bramesco, Saskia Lloyd-Grainger

Part two of our annual preview heralds the arrival of new films from the likes of Pawel Pawlikowski, Michel Gondry and Kitty Green.
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Incoming

101 films to look forward to in 2023 – part one

by Hannah Strong, Charles Bramesco, Saskia Lloyd-Grainger

As we ring in the new year, it’s time to look ahead to the cinematic riches that the next twelve months might offer us.
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Review

Peter Von Kant

by Juan Barquin

François Ozon fanboys over Fassbinder (again!) with this reimagining of 1972’s The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Pale Blue Eye

by Anton Bitel

A hardened detective teams up with a young Edgar Allen Poe to solve a murder in Scott Cooper’s chilly thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Top Ranking

The 30 best films of 2022

by Charles Bramesco, David Jenkins, Marina Ashioti, Hannah Strong, Adam Woodward

The LWLies team count down their favourite cinematic experiences from an embarrassment of movie riches.
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Is HFR the future of blockbuster cinema?

by Ben Schwartz

Avatar: The Way of Water is the latest film to utilise this tricky technology, which aims to bring audiences even closer to the action they see on screen.
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Home Ents

What does it take to bring a film back to life?

by Carmen Paddock

A new restoration of Thorold Dickinson’s The Queen of Spades highlights the importance and painstaking nature of the film preservation process.
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Top Ranking

LWLies’ favourite line readings of 2022

by Charles Bramesco

Our writers choose their favourite snippets of dialogue from this year’s cinematic offerings, from the absurd to the hysterical.
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Interviews

Vicky Krieps: ‘I would close my eyes and hold Sissi on my right hand and Romy Schneider on my left’

by Marina Ashioti

The star of Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage reveals the demanding details of portraying an empress.