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Light of My Life

By Lou Thomas

Casey Affleck directs and stars in this suspenseful post-pandemic wilderness saga.

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A classic Nick Cave soundtrack is being released on vinyl for the first time

By Charles Bramesco

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford OST arrives on whiskey-coloured wax this month.

Light of My Life – first look review

By Lou Thomas

Casey Affleck directs this father-daughter survival drama set in a world without women.

The Old Man & the Gun

By Hannah Strong

Robert Redford plays an ageing gentleman bankrobber in this glorious throwback to his ’70s pomp.

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The Old Man & the Gun – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Hollywood icon Robert Redford plays a charming career criminal in his final ever screen performance.

A Ghost Story

By Adam Woodward

Rooney Mara feels a spectral presence in this elegant slow-burner from director David Lowery.

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The Story of a Scene: David Lowery on A Ghost Story

By Manuela Lazic

The writer/director reveals how he convinced Rooney Mara to eat a pie for his haunting drama.

A Ghost Story to close Sundance Film Festival: London 2017

By Little White Lies

David Lowery’s haunting drama is among the highlights of this year’s programme.

Watch Casey Affleck haunt Rooney Mara in the trailer for A Ghost Story

By Jack Godwin

The Ain’t Them Bodies Saints pair reunite for this minimalist drama.

A Ghost Story – first look review

By Ed Gibbs

Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara reunite for David Lowery’s slow-burn meditation on loss and grief.

What does death look like on Lonergan’s North Shore?

By Charles Bramesco

A Massachusetts native offers a candidly personal take on Manchester by the Sea.

Manchester by the Sea

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Casey Affleck delivers a career-best performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s stunning meditation on loss.

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Kenneth Lonergan: ‘A good idea is like having a daydream that you write down’

By David Jenkins

The Manchester by the Sea writer/director reveals how he creates, builds and develops his characters.

2016 in review: The good, the great and the regrettable

By Little White Lies

Our writers sort through the year’s best and worst movie moments – with a special mention to Shia LaBeouf.

Why The Assassination of Jesse James is a masterful modern western

By William Carroll

Andrew Dominik’s 2007 biopic humanises America’s most storied outlaw.

Out of the Furnace

By Matt Thrift

A magnetic Christian Bale adds much-needed gravitas to this otherwise conventional blue-collar revenge saga.

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Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

By Adam Woodward

The spirit of Terrence Malick is evoked in this tender western starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.

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