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In Praise Of

“Life, Liberty, and All the Rest of It”: Reading The Godfather in To Die For

by Payton McCarty-Simas

Consider the parallels between Suzanne Maretto and Michael Corleone as Gus Van Sant’s sultry satire turns 30.
A man, wearing a dark shirt and trousers, working at a professional audio mixing console at Abbey Road Studios. The image shows a variety of audio equipment and speakers.
Hard Craft

How Film Music Comes to Life: Inside Abbey Road

by Paul Weedon

Synonymous with film scoring for over four decades, Abbey Road Studios’ legendary Studio One has just undergone a refurb. But what actually goes on behind closed doors?
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Partnership

The Decadent Splendour of The Great Beauty

by Leonardo Goi

Paolo Sorrentino’s Fellini-esque journey through modern-day Rome transforms the Eternal City into a living, breathing character of unparalleled grandeur.
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Review

Elio review – a touching treaty on the search for belonging

by Yasmine Kandil

A socially awkward young boy discovers alien life in Pixar’s sweet new intergalactic adventure.

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In Retrospect
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Review

F1 review – speed is king, subtlety is yellow-flagged

by Adam Woodward

Brad Pitt is in scintillating form in this shameless PR exercise, which also happens to be one of the year’s most purely entertaining cinematic experiences.

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Festivals

Temporal Sensibilities: Queering timelines and nostalgia

by Yuki Yoshikawa, Pear Nual­lak

In collaboration with the Queer East Film Festival, our second pair from the Emerging Critics cohort offer their thoughts on this year’s programme.
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In Praise Of

Before Sunrise and the ultimate intimacy

by Jess Furseth

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Jesse and Céline meeting in Vienna with no phones, no photos, and no future. Richard Linklater’s romantic comedy about their intense attention has never looked more attractive.
Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

How To Train Your Dragon | Lollipop | Ladybird Ladybird (1994)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the live action remake How To Train Your Dragon, and Daisy-May Hudson’s powerful fictional feature debut, Lollipop. Finally, for film club, we turn our attention to Ken Loach’s Ladybird Ladybird.
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Review

Protein review – nasty, funny, soulful

by David Jenkins

A gang of small-town drug dealing gym rats are set upon by a murderous stranger in this satisfying Welsh genre piece.

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In Retrospect
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Interviews

Daisy-May Hudson: ‘I want to make films that crack people’s hearts open’

by Katherine McLaughlin

The ambiguous and sometimes tragic nature of motherhood is the subject of writer/​director Daisy-May Hudson’s forceful debut, Lollipop.

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