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Review

Close Your Eyes review – Erice only deals in masterworks

by David Jenkins

The legendary Spanish filmmaker returns with his first feature film in 32 years, which centres on the strange case of an actor who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Evil Does Not Exist | Monkey Man + Dev Patel | A Bittersweet Life (2005)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the latest Hamaguchi, Evil Does Not Exist. We also review action thriller Monkey Man and Hannah Strong spoke to its director and star Dev Patel. Finally, for film club we watched Dev Patel’s pick, A Bittersweet Life.
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Two Road Houses, unalike in dignity

by Daniel Schindel

How did Patrick Swayze get it so right and Jake Gyllenhaal get it so wrong? We investigate the limits of 80s nostalgia and fragile masculinity.
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Review

Monkey Man review – a ferocious, rough-hewn directorial debut

by Kambole Campbell

Dev Patel emerges as a compelling action star in his directorial debut Monkey Man, a scrappy revenge tale set in a fictionalised Indian city where corruption is rife.

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In Retrospect
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Incoming

Fancy winning a neon sign used in The Souvenir Part 2?

by Little White Lies

Cinema for Gaza is hosting a charity auction raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) with incredible prizes donated by the likes of Tilda Swinton, Josh O’Connor, Harris Dickinson, Annie Lennox, Mike Leigh and many, many more.
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Festivals

Community and creativity thrive at Finland’s Tampere Film Festival

by Hannah Strong

At Northern Europe’s oldest short film festival, cinephiles from around the world come together to declare small is beautiful – be it in the sauna or on the ice.
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Review

Io Capitano review – disassociation turned surreal fantasy

by Katherine McLaughlin

Two Senegalese teenagers embark on a perilous journey to Europe in Matteo Garrone’s affecting drama about the migrant crisis.

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In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

How 10 Things I Hate About You made Shakespeare hot property

by Nadira Begum

25 years ago, Gil Junger’s spiky teen romance reinvented The Taming of the Shrew – and made Shakespeare cool again.
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Review

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review – big, goofy fun

by David Jenkins

A surprisingly entertaining showdown sequel which opts for no funny stuff and doing the simple things well.

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Review

Evil Does Not Exist review – beautifully precise

by Xuanlin Tham

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s drama about a mountain village threatened by a new development is a haunting depiction of the gulf between capitalism and environmentalism.

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In Retrospect