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Scene Report

Inside the North West Film Clubs building a regional community around cinema

by Luke Charnley

Across Liverpool and Manchester, a dynamic network of film clubs is occupying community spaces and encouraging a DIY approach to film curation.

A new batch of films explore the importance of whisper networks in protecting women

by Callie Petch

She Said, Call Jane, Hidden Letters and Women Talking form a quartet that depicts how women have worked to create their own means of rebelling against abuses from the patriarchy.
Review

Call Jane

by Leila Latif

Chicago’s Underground Abortion Network and a housewife’s unwanted pregnancy lie at the centre of Phyllis Nagy’s directorial debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Incoming

Barry Jenkins hits the small screen with The Underground Railroad trailer

by Charles Bramesco

In the director’s ambitious Amazon miniseries, the network for escaped slaves takes on a more literal form.
In Praise Of

10 years on, The Social Network is sharper than ever

by Luke Walpole

David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s inside look at the creation of Facebook has got better – and more prescient – with age.
Festivals

Wasp Network – first look review

by David Jenkins

Olivier Assayas delivers a ripping modern spy movie which peels back the layers of espionage and counterespionage in Castro’s Cuba.
In Praise Of

Why Scrooged remains the ultimate anti-Christmas film

by Chris Heasman

Thirty years ago, Bill Murray’s cruel network executive taught us all the importance of spreading a little seasonal misery.
Not Movies

Network at the National Theatre: taking the screen to the stage

by Hannah Strong

As Sidney Lumet’s seminal ​’70s satire makes its way to the theatre, we ask is it just a load of sound and fury?
In Praise Of

Why I love Jesse Eisenberg’s performance in The Social Network

by Victoria Luxford

The actor’s sly take on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg casts a spotlight on the dark side of success.
Incoming

Bryan Cranston is starring in a stage adaptation of Network

by Lena Hanafy

He’ll play Howard Beale in a brand new National Theatre production.