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Festivals

The Vast of Night – first look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

There’s shades of ear­ly Steven Spiel­berg and The Twi­light Zone in Andrew Patterson’s debut feature.
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Review

The Front Runner

by Adam Nayman

If noth­ing else, this tawdry polit­i­cal dra­ma proves that Jason Reit­man is no Steven Spielberg.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Long Read

How Saving Private Ryan changed my life

by Spencer Moleda

Steven Spielberg’s World War Two dra­ma brought me clos­er to my grand­fa­ther, who sur­vived the D‑Day landings.
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Review

Ready Player One

by David Jenkins

Steven Spielberg’s high-octane pop cul­ture bonan­za is ham­strung by its corny, trea­sure hunt plotting.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Why Steven Spielberg’s sadistic streak is key to his success

by Joseph Earp

He con­sis­tent­ly advo­cates empa­thy and kind­ness, but the direc­tor is a mas­ter of screen cruelty.
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Review

The Post

by Charles Bramesco

Steven Spiel­berg recounts the sto­ry of the Pen­ta­gon Papers – with one eye on Don­ald Trump – in this strange­ly unsat­is­fy­ing polit­i­cal drama.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
Salim Shaheen in a desert setting with arms outstretched, wearing a white coat and sunglasses.

Searching for Salim Shaheen: Afghanistan’s Z-movie king

by Justine Smith

The so-called ​‘Prince of Noth­ing­wood’ is his country’s zero-bud­get answer to Steven Spielberg.
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The curious phenomenon of ghost directing: Hollywood’s best worst kept secret

by Padraig Cotter

These famous movies weren’t made by who you think…
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Incoming

Close Encounters is returning to cinemas for its 40th anniversary

by Courteney Tan

Steven Spielberg’s clas­sic extrater­res­tri­al tale has been dig­i­tal­ly remas­tered in 4K.
Trailers

Ready Player One trailer reunites Steven Spielberg with his DeLorean

by Josh Howey

The director’s upcom­ing sci-fi adven­ture is packed with ​’80s pop cul­ture references.