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Review

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

by Hannah Strong

Nicolas Cage plays an out-of-work version of himself in Tom Gormican’s well-meaning but underwhelming meta action-comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A black and white portrait of a woman with curly dark hair wearing a leather jacket and a lace blouse, looking directly at the camera with a contemplative expression.
Interviews

Laura Wandel: ‘It was important that the children made this film their own’

by Lillian Crawford

The Belgian director of harrowing Cannes stand-out Playground on the intricacies of making a film from the perspective of kids.
Two figures embracing, a man and a woman, in a dimly lit room with artwork on the walls.
Review

Happening

by David Jenkins

Audrey Diwan’s significant and unflinching adaptation of Annie Erneux’s memoir of a teen abortion is one of the year’s best films.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illustration of a smiling boy in a yellow jumper, holding a rocket-shaped space vehicle, with a large green and red rocket-like creature in the background against a starry night sky.
Incoming

Take a look at Cartoon Saloon’s new animated feature My Father’s Dragon

by Charles Bramesco

The new film from the studio behind Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers will be released by Netflix.
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Review

Playground

by Caitlin Quinlan

A young brother and sister’s relationship is tested when they experience schoolyard bullying in Laura Wandel’s harrowing drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Ultraman battles giant monster in city scene, with explosions and debris in the background.
Incoming

The trailer for Shin Ultraman keeps Japan at the top of the reboot game

by Charles Bramesco

While Hollywood strip-mines its own IP half to death, Toho Pictures is showing the world how franchising is done.
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Festivals

Mark Jenkin and Mia Hansen-Løve will unveil new films at the 54th Directors’ Fortnight

by David Jenkins

They’ll be joined by fellow luminaries Alex Garland and Pietro Marcello when the Quinzaine returns to Cannes next month.
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In Praise Of

How Jayne Mansfield set the blueprint for today’s modern reality stars

by Marta Djordjevic

Through her carefully-crafted persona and infamous publicity stunts, she was truly the first example of an A‑lister famous for being famous.
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Interviews

“No, not the dog!” – John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

by Little White Lies

Three decades after it first shocked audiences, John McNaughton’s twisted thriller receives a 4K re-release courtesy of Arrow Films.
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Home Ents

Something sinister lives among the sheep in this ’70s wild west monster movie

by Anton Bitel

Fredric Hobbs’ surreal 1973 film sees a giant mutant sheep terrorise the residents of a sleepy town in rural Nevada.