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The Apprentice review – Demands sympathy for the devil

by Mark Asch

Sebastian Stan essays a young Donald Trump in this glossy, empty film about the orange fascist’s initial dabbling in evil.

Smile 2 | The Wild Robot | London Film Festival

On Truth & Movies this week we discuss the sequel to 2022 horror blockbuster Smile, the uncreatively titled Smile 2. We then review Dreamwork’s latest animated family film The Wild Robot. Finally we hear about the London Film Festival from Hannah’s mentee Erin Mussett.

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Milisuthando review – an intimate, nuanced cine-essay

by Marina Ashioti

This documentary artfully explores familial love, race and belonging through the complex framework of South African history.

The unending labour of Amos Gitaï’s House

by Daniel Glassman

Following a short run at Barbican Centre, Amos Gitaï’s landmark film series turned theatre production charts the history of a single house in West Jerusalem and what it reveals about Israel and Palestine.

How to create a fictional pop superstar

by Henry Boon

As Smile 2 hits cinemas, we delve into what it takes to create a musician for the silver screen.

Review

Smile 2 review – this is going to ruin the tour

by Hannah Strong

Parker Finn follows up his 2022 smash with a suitably silly sequel, in which a pop star becomes the latest victim of the grinning demon who drives victims to suicide.

The gravitas of Ving Rhames

by Taylor Burns

As Pulp Fiction turns 30, we take a closer look at one of cinema’s finest supporting players.

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Why Aishwarya Rai in Bride and Prejudice is the best Elizabeth Bennet

by Yasmin Vince

She might not be as well known as Keira Knightley or Jennifer Ehle, but Aishwarya Rai lights up the screen in Gurinder Chadha’s 2004 Austen adaptation.