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Maestro review – as heady and bombastic as a golden-age Hollywood musical

By Lillian Crawford

Bradley Cooper soars in this lovingly crafted biopic of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein.

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Maestro – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Bradley Cooper's much-feted drama about legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein proves an underwhelming exercise in by-the-book biographical drama.

The thunder and the fury of The Place Beyond the Pines

By Gayle Sequeira

A decade since its release, Derek Cianfrance's thriller about the intersecting lives of two young men in small-town America still stings.

Scene Stealers: A late descent into madness in Nightmare Alley

By Hannah Strong

Bradley Cooper's suave carny gets his comeuppance at the climax of Guillermo del Toro's neo-noir.

Nightmare Alley

By Leila Latif

The great Guillermo del Toro returns with this deliciously-dark tale of a circus huckster who takes things too far.

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Paul Thomas Anderson takes us back in time with the Licorice Pizza trailer

By Charles Bramesco

In ’70s SoCal, a tentative romance blossoms between cool girl Alana Haim and newcomer Cooper Hoffman.

The carnival comes to town in the first trailer for Nightmare Alley

By Charles Bramesco

Step right up to see Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara in Guillermo del Toro’s period psychothriller!

Everything we know about Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza

By Charles Bramesco

The writer/director is returning to his SoCal roots for his hotly-anticipated next picture, which hit cinemas in November.

Paul Thomas Anderson wants Bradley Cooper for his ’70s high school movie

By Charles Bramesco

Every school has that one handsome teacher – could it be B-Coop?

Watch: A Star Is Born – Judy Garland vs Lady Gaga

By Leigh Singer

A side-by-side look at two very different takes on a classic Hollywood cautionary tale.

Avengers: Endgame

By Hannah Strong

The stars align one final time in this emotional and fitting finale to the Avengers saga.

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The Mule

By Mark Asch

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this outstanding American road movie about an ageing drug runner.

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A Star is Born

By Adam Woodward

Bradley Cooper scores his first major hit as a director with this tender romance about the price of fame and addiction.

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A Star is Born – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga hit all the right notes in this update of the classic Hollywood musical.

The Coen brothers are heading to the 2018 Venice Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Their feature-length western will screen in competition alongside new works from Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent and Alfonso Cuarón.

Take a first look at Lady Gaga in A Star is Born

By Eve Watling

The pop star is appearing alongside Bradley Cooper in a remake of the classic musical.

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