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Review

Top Gun: Maverick

by Jake Cunningham

Tom Cruise smashes the sound barrier once again in this thrilling belated sequel to the beloved ​’80s classic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Benediction

by Adam Woodward

Terence Davies explores the tragic and complex life of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon in this elegantly moving biopic.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Quiet defiance in JE Tiglao’s Metamorphosis

by Jason Tan Liwag

This landmark film receives its UK première at Queer East Film Festival, but its journey has been a tumultuous one.
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In Praise Of

Why I love the DIY filmmaking of Once

by Natalie Marlin

John Carney’s microbudget musical proves that talent and creativity can result in an extraordinary cinematic experience.
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Sponsored

Creative polymath and paper magician Lobulo on the art of making mistakes

In partnership with Adobe.
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Interviews

Gaspar Noé: ‘Vortex isn’t about the death of cinema, but its evolution’

by David Jenkins

The Argentinian enfant terrible on death, sex, his mature new film Vortex and why making TV shows isn’t worth his freedom.
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In Praise Of

Shin Ultraman is the culmination of a career indebted to a pop culture icon

by Alicia Haddick

As the cult Japanese hero receives a new live-action outing, we explore Ultraman’s influence on Hideaki Anno.
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In Praise Of

Movies, Now More than Ever: Robert Altman’s The Player at 30

by Joe Flockhart

As multiverses and IP dominate the box office, we look back to Altman’s biting satire on the unoriginality of Hollywood.
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Review

The Drover’s Wife

by David Jenkins

Leah Purcell writes, directs and stars in this violent psychological western about a Bushwoman defending her lonesome patch.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

David Cronenberg’s comeback continues as he sets up a deathly drama

by Charles Bramesco

Vincent Cassel will star in The Shrouds as an inventor who devises a method of speaking to the dead.