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Interviews

Wes Anderson: ‘You’re hoping for the right accident’

by Hannah Strong

We speak to the mas­ter­mind behind The Phoeni­cian Scheme about fam­i­ly, fathers-in-law, and the great, grand plan of all things Wes Anderson.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 108: The Phoenician Scheme issue: Out now!

by Little White Lies

Pack your bags for a mad­cap, cross-coun­try adven­ture with our issue ded­i­cat­ed to Wes Anderson’s lat­est, The Phoeni­cian Scheme.
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Review

The Phoenician Scheme review – an absolute gas

by David Jenkins

A charm­ing arms deal­er heads on the road to redemp­tion in this pris­tine shot of pure plea­sure from film­mak­er Wes Anderson.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!

by David Jenkins

Wes Ander­son, Kel­ly Reichardt, Joachim Tri­er and Julia Ducour­nau are among the con­tenders for this year’s Gold­en Palm.
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In Praise Of

Fantastic Mr. Fox at 15: a celebration of change and difference

by Cat Searcey

In his stop-motion adap­ta­tion of Roald Dahl’s clas­sic caper, Wes Ander­son high­lights the neces­si­ty of over­com­ing a fear of change.
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Review

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Dahl lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son adapts a Roald Dahl short sto­ry with his sig­na­ture atten­tion to detail and visu­al panache.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Long Read

The Safe Emotional Spaces of Wes Anderson’s Cinema – Part Two

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sophie Monks Kauf­man con­tin­ues her deep dive into the neu­ro­di­ver­gent cod­ing of Wes Ander­son­’s cin­e­ma in this far-reach­ing long read.
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Long Read

The Safe Emotional Spaces of Wes Anderson’s Cinema – Part One

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Through con­ver­sa­tions with psy­chol­o­gists, neu­ro­di­ver­gent friends, Jason Schwartz­man and the man him­self, Sophie Monks Kauf­man inves­ti­gates the metic­u­lous worlds of Wes Ander­son and their potent emo­tion­al frequencies.
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Festivals

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son adapts his sec­ond Roald Dahl sto­ry, this time into a rather delight­ful short with some beau­ti­ful­ly ren­dered the­atri­cal set pieces.
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Interviews

Jason Schwartzman: ‘Working with Wes so long, it really has become like we’re brothers’

by Hannah Strong

The long-time col­lab­o­ra­tor and star of Wes Ander­son­’s Aster­oid City speaks on their endur­ing friend­ship, Stan­ley Kubrick, and learn­ing to talk with­out mov­ing your mouth.