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In Praise Of

Why I love Stephen Rea’s performance in The Crying Game

by Eleanor Brady

Three decades since its release, Neil Jordan’s thriller about The Troubles remains a crucial and complex piece of Irish cinema.
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In Praise Of

20 years on, Scooby Doo is still a thrillingly silly throwback teen comedy

by Claire White

The unpretentious hijinks of Scooby, Shaggy and Mystery Inc. offer a nostalgic respite from the grim-dark state of current franchise fair.
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Review

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

by Leila Latif

A retired widow sets out on a journey of sexual discovery in Sophie Hyde’s sensual, sex-positive dramedy.

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Interviews

Ninja Thyberg: ‘Porn can be a mirror of our society’

by Hannah Strong

The Swedish filmmaker reflects on how her time as a teenage anti-porn activist eventually led her to create the pro-sex work drama Pleasure.
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Home Ents

The perverse delights of Jonathan Demme’s cult classic Crazy Mama

by Anton Bitel

An intergenerational matriarchy embarks on a crime spree in the late director’s 1975 action-comedy.
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Opinion

How female sex workers are reclaiming their on-screen image

by Miriam Balanescu

From P‑Valley to Pleasure, the industry is finally starting to be shown in an authentic light.
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Review

Pleasure

by Savina Petkova

A young woman sets out to become the next adult film superstar in Ninja Thyberg’s audacious feature debut.

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In Praise Of

What Price Hollywood: The Story of A Star is Born

by Trevor Johnston

George Cukor’s sublime take on stardom ranks among Judy Garland’s best work, but its production was mired in turmoil.
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Review

Swan Song

by Emily Maskell

Udo Kier plays a world-weary stylist who returns to his hometown for a lucrative job in Todd Stephens’ touching comedy-drama.

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Interviews

Michelangelo Frammartino – ‘The purpose of art is to explore the ineffable’

by Ben Nicholson

The Italian filmmaker on his slow-cooked wonder, Il Buco, and the artistic joys of discovering something new.