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Two men boxing in a ring, one wearing red gloves and the other wearing black gloves, surrounded by people in the audience.
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How boxing movies put black heroes in the frame

by Christina Newland

From Body and Soul to Creed, the sports movie has a rich tra­di­tion of rais­ing aware­ness around issues of class and race.
A young boy sitting in a bath, eating what appears to be spaghetti from a plate on a wooden tray, with a glass of milk beside it.
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What’s so great about Harmony Korine’s Gummo?

by David Jenkins

How has this gris­ly and graph­ic scrap book of mid­dle Amer­i­can mis­ery endured for near­ly 20 years?
A smiling man in a suit and tie, holding a trophy or award, against a geometric backdrop of diagonal lines.
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Peanuts and the cult of newspaper comic strips

by Nick Pinkerton

With Snoopy and Char­lie Brown back in cin­e­mas, Nick Pinker­ton explores the lega­cy of Charles M Schultz and oth­er inno­v­a­tive cartoonists.
Erika Lust, a woman with curly hair, sits in a director's chair in front of a camera on a tripod.
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What makes a feminist porn film?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Eri­ka Lust is a Swedish porn direc­tor informed by sex-pos­i­tive, fem­i­nist, art-film values.
Stylised characters in an intimate scene; central figure in greyed tones surrounded by supporting figures in warmer hues.
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Is it possible to make a movie while suffering from depression?

by Signe Baumane

Signe Bau­mane describes her jour­ney from a Sovi­et men­tal hos­pi­tal to direc­tor of ani­mat­ed fea­ture, Rocks in my Pockets.
Man with vintage camera equipment on a black-and-white set.
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A 10 point guide to saving 35mm

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Direc­tor of the Close-Up Film Cen­tre Damien Sanville offers a pos­si­ble route to a 35mm revival.
Two women with dark curly hair, one with long dreadlocks and the other with a curly afro-style haircut, embracing in an outdoor setting.
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Can films change the world?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

It’s pos­si­ble for a movie to have a pos­i­tive impact on soci­ety and the individual.
Fierce dinosaur in rain, silhouetted figure in hat
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Jurassic Park and the story of the modern blockbuster

by David Jenkins

Steven Spielberg’s beloved 1993 movie is about so much more than dinosaurs.
A scowling man holding crumpled papers next to a sign reading "POSITIVELY NO GAMBLING".
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How Mean Streets changed the face of American cinema

by Paul Risker

With Mar­tin Scorsese’s sem­i­nal crime dra­ma final­ly out on Blu-ray, we gauge the film’s endur­ing influence.
Illustrated rocket ship surrounded by floating objects in various tones of teal and blue, with a sleek, futuristic design.
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The Happiest Place on Earth

by Adam Woodward

As Dis­ney­land turns 60, we turn back the clock to gauge the cul­tur­al impact of the most enchant­ed cor­ner of the Mag­ic Kingdom.