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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

Eraserhead and the Lady in the Radiator

by David Jenkins

In our tribute to the works and worlds of David Lynch, David Jenkins reflects on his most spiritual film.
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Review

Companion review – no thrills, only spills in this AI apologia

by Hannah Strong

Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star as a young couple whose weekend away uncovers difficult truths about their relationship in Drew Hancock’s sci-fi thriller.

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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Hard Truths + Marianne Jean-Baptiste Michele Austin | Saturday Night | Secret & Lies

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Mike Leigh’s return Hard Truths and spoke to its stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin. We also review Saturday Night and revisit Secrets and Lies for Film Club.
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Review

The Colours Within review – hits with the power of a dodgeball

by Josh Slater-Williams

Animé director Naoko Yamada returns with a wonderful coming-of-ager set in a Catholic girls’ boarding school.

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Acting Up

The many faces of Sidney Poitier

by John Livesey

As the BFI celebrates the legacy of an acting icon, we delve into Poitier’s complex legacy.
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Review

By the Stream review – burrows under your skin

by David Jenkins

Korean director Hong Sang-soo returns with this playful study of creation, performance and why films don’t need audiences to be successful.

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Review

Saturday Night review – unappealing nepo baby triumphalism

by Mark Asch

Jason Reitman pans back to 1975 and Lorne Michaels’ ambitious plans for a live broadcast sketch show in his fanfiction retelling of SNL’s inception.

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Review

Hard Truths review – incredible in small, measured strokes

by Mark Asch

Reuniting with Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mike Leigh makes a welcome return to contemporary filmmaking with a searing portrait of a woman on the brink.

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In Praise Of

Double Indemnity and the banality of evil

by Darren Richman

The shadow of the Holocaust and the filmmaker’s personal experience with it looms large across Billy Wilder’s most influential and enduring work.
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Review

Presence review – an enjoyably swift chiller

by Manuela Lazic

Steven Soderbergh plays with the cinematic form to craft a compelling story about family dynamics and grief.

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