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Review

Made In England: The Films Of Powell & Pressburger review – a delicious whirlwind tour

by David Jenkins

A rousing personal journey with Martin Scorsese through the films made under the iconic banner of The Archers.

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How Hollywood buried the original version of Meet the Parents

by Darren Richman

In 1992 Greg Glienna released a film about a man meeting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. Eight years later, a Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro comedy with the same premise made a fortune. What happened?
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Review

La Chimera review – shows new ways a movie can be

by Esmé Holden

Alice Rohrwacher creates a magical fairytale about a group of tomb raiders, anchored by a soulful performance from Josh O’Connor.

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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Love Lies Bleeding + Rose Glass | Fall Guy | A History of Violence (2005)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the dark, erotic thrills of Love Lies Bleeding and spoke to its writer and director Rose Glass. We also review the Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt led action-comedy Fall Guy and for film club revisit Cronenberg’s A History of Violence.
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Review

The Idea of You review – a sultry unexpectedly entertaining romance

by Hannah Strong

Anne Hathaway plays a 40-year-old single mother who embarks on a torrid love affair with a 24-year-old pop star in Michael Showalter’s schmaltzy but not without charm rom-com.

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Review

The Fall Guy review – good stunts, appalling script

by Hannah Strong

In David Leitch’s bombastic salute to the Hollywood stunt industry, Ryan Gosling becomes inadvertently embroiled in a nefarious plot while trying to regain the trust of his former lover.

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How music supervisor became the hottest job in Hollywood

by Carly Mattox

With some insights from the people curating the perfect soundtracks, we take a look at how a relatively new role in filmmaking has become essential to creating a memorable music moment in movies.
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Review

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review – a perfect lead performance

by David Jenkins

A happily single Georgian woman is forced to reconsider her life of solitude when she falls in love in Elene Naveriani’s bittersweet romantic dramedy.

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Long Read

A Sporting Chance: Mental health and masculinity at the movies

by Ryan Finnigan

After finding unexpected catharsis in a documentary about snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan, Ryan Finnigan reflects on the intersection of mental health and masculinity in the world of sporting cinema.
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Interviews

Rose Glass: ‘Like every director, there’s a god complex somewhere’

by Hannah Strong

The director of the storming after hours classic-in-the-making, Love Lies Bleeding, on the strange worlds of crime and bodybuilding.