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Review

The Teachers’ Lounge review – a chain-reaction melodrama

by Isaac Feldberg

A new teacher is tasked with finding out which of her students is responsible for a series of thefts in Ilker Çatak’s drama.

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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 102: the Challengers issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

Join our fully-illustrated celebration of Luca Guadagnino’s sparkling sports romcom.
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Review

Robot Dreams review – a wordless wonder

by Michael Leader

A dog creates a robot friend for himself in Pablo Berger’s intricate, amazing silent animation.

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Interviews

Griffin Dunne: ‘Scorsese’s energy and enthusiasm was infectious’

by Leigh Singer

The star of Martin Scorsese’s down and dirty 1985 runaround reflects on the strange journey of getting After Hours made and how Spielberg and De Palma influenced the film’s ending.
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Review

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review – formulaic and uninspired

by David Jenkins

Shoddy, rushed sequel that rides ramshod over past glories without offering anything new and exciting to this stale franchise.

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This Just In

How fanfiction took over the film world

by Rehana Nurmahi

With the lead character of The Idea of You bearing a striking resemblance to Harry Styles, we take a look at the relatively recent history of Wattpad and fanfiction-based films taking over the box office.
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Review

Road House review – our house is a very, very, very bland house

by Hannah Strong

Doug Liman directs Jake Gyllenhaal in this mirthless unnecessary reimagining of the 1989 Swayze classic.

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This Just In

A victimless genocide: the politics of omission in The Zone of Interest and Oppenheimer

by Maia Wyman

While Jonathan Glazer and Christopher Nolan’s World War Two-set films have been critically lauded, their construction raises questions about how we digest images of systematic murder.
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Review

The Last Year of Darkness review – a wild ride through Chengdu’s queer scene

by Katherine McLaughlin

Ben Mullinkosson captures the agony and the ecstasy of Chinese club kids in this ode to one of Chengdu’s underground queer spaces.

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Home Ents

What to watch at home in March

by Anton Bitel

A Hideo Nakata classic, a New York city murder mystery and a previously unreleased wuxia adventure are among the highlights on offer this month across physical media and digital.