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A person exhaling smoke from their mouth in a clouded, forested environment.
Review

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

by Hannah Strong

A fam­i­ly gath­er­ing to ring in the new year spells trou­ble in the lat­est from Ben Wheatley.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Ben Wheatley says British cinema is guilty of being “totally apolitical”

by Lou Thomas

The direc­tor dis­cuss­es tack­ling class and Brex­it in his new film Hap­py New Year, Col­in Burstead.
Exterior of a large stone building with arched windows and a person standing in front of it. Flowers and plants in the foreground.
Festivals

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Ben Wheat­ley changes pace with this sur­pris­ing­ly whole­some fam­i­ly-based dra­ma star­ring Neil Maskell.
Two bearded men in casual attire, one wearing a grey jacket and the other a brown jacket, standing indoors.
Incoming

Armie Hammer is set for Ben Wheatley’s Freakshift

by Sophie Wyatt

The Free Fire star is team­ing up with the British writer/​director for a futur­is­tic sci-fi thriller.
Video

The Art of Practical Special Effects in Movies, with Dan Martin

by Adam Woodward

Watch Ben Wheatley’s go-to pros­thet­ic effects artist reveal the secrets of his craft.
Three men sitting together on a wall, laughing and relaxed. Warm lighting and a gritty, aged setting suggest a casual, informal scene.
Review

Free Fire

by David Jenkins

The myth of diplo­ma­cy is the key ingre­di­ent of a hot lead sal­ad in Ben Wheatley’s wicked­ly fun­ny pis­tol opera.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Ben Wheatley: ‘I didn’t get anywhere with film until I stopped caring’

by Adam Woodward

The Free Fire writer/​director opens up about his colour­ful past, and why he’s des­per­ate to make a rom-com.
Two men, one wearing a black jumper and the other a grey jacket, standing in front of a brick wall with a dog.
Film Music

Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury on their Free Fire soundtrack

by Paul Weedon

The com­pos­ing pair break down their sparse score for Ben Wheatley’s latest.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 69: The Free Fire Issue

by Little White Lies

We pay homage to Ben Wheat­ley and his wild and won­der­ful shoot ​’em up spectacular.
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Incoming

Ben Wheatley reveals concept art for his next film Freakshift

by Adam Woodward

The direc­tor has dropped some bonkers ear­ly sketch­es by 2000 AD artist Mick McMahon.