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In Praise Of

Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung in In The Mood For Love
In Praise Of

In the mood for In The Mood For Love

by Mick Gaw

Wong Kar Wai’s eter­nal sto­ry of yearn­ing in Hong Kong turns 25 and only grows in stature.
Tank Girl with a green gradiant and pink outline against a graffiti-covered backdrop.
In Praise Of

Brats in Bondage: Lessons in defiance from Tank Girl

by Riley Rogers

Thir­ty years on, the defi­ant desert dweller can teach us how to kick back against dystopia.
Half of a woman's face and half of a man's face, in black and white.
In Praise Of

“Life, Liberty, and All the Rest of It”: Reading The Godfather in To Die For

by Payton McCarty-Simas

Con­sid­er the par­al­lels between Suzanne Maret­to and Michael Cor­leone as Gus Van San­t’s sul­try satire turns 30.
Couple embracing against warm-coloured sunset sky.
In Praise Of

Before Sunrise and the ultimate intimacy

by Jess Furseth

This year marks the 30th anniver­sary of Jesse and Céline meet­ing in Vien­na with no phones, no pho­tos, and no future. Richard Lin­klater’s roman­tic com­e­dy about their intense atten­tion has nev­er looked more attractive.
Two people embracing in a dark, watery setting with crashing waves in the background.
In Praise Of

The enduring horror of Kiss Me Deadly

by Fred Barrett

As Robert Aldrich’s 1955 noir turns 75, the film lives on in the work of Cro­nen­berg, Lynch and many more.
A man in glasses and a hat sits in a cluttered room, looking thoughtful.
In Praise Of

Was Crumb right?

by Soham Gadre

As Ter­ry Zwigof­f’s doc­u­men­tary about the stub­born­ly under­ground com­ic artist Robert Crumb turns 30, we con­sid­er his scep­ti­cism regard­ing the inter­sec­tion of art and capitalism.
Collage of colourful animated character photos in various scenes and compositions.
In Praise Of

A Goofy Movie hits different as a parent

by Simon Bland

Despite flop­ping on release, Dis­ney’s heart­warm­ing sto­ry of a dad try­ing to bond with his son on a sum­mer road trip has become a cult clas­sic – espe­cial­ly for peo­ple with chil­dren of their own.
Older man in beige suit standing near video equipment in a studio setting.
In Praise Of

Remembering Souleymane Cissé: An Uncompromising Pioneer of African Cinema

by Nadira Begum

A trail­blaz­er on the glob­al cin­e­ma stage as well as in his home of Mali, Souley­mane Cis­sé’s cin­e­ma of imag­i­na­tion changed the world.
A woman with blonde hair lying down, embracing a man with dark hair who is leaning over her.
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The radical DIY miracle of Marble Ass

by Fedor Tot

Born out of Bel­grade’s under­ground scene in 1995, Želimir Žil­nik’s cel­e­bra­tion of a tight-knit com­mu­ni­ty of sex work­ers has a par­tic­u­lar pow­er in today’s increas­ing­ly divid­ed society.
Collage of 3 images: A young boy stands in front of a red curtain surrounded by pink balloons and decorations; a Taiwanese family sit together dressed in formal attire, and a black and white image of a father and son at a McDonalds.
In Praise Of

Yi Yi, or Y2K

by Mick Gaw

Edward Yang’s 2000 mas­ter­piece about a mid­dle-class fam­i­ly in Taipei might be the defin­ing film of the millennium.
A person lying on a bed floating in a cloudy sky, wearing a red blanket.
In Praise Of

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: A Cure for the Ghosted

by Savina Petkova

After a cru­el break-up, a writer finds com­fort and relief in Michel Gondry’s off­beat 2004 roman­tic drama.
Couple in 1940s style clothing, woman with wavy blonde hair, man in shirt and tie, standing close together indoors.
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Double Indemnity and the banality of evil

by Darren Richman

The shad­ow of the Holo­caust and the film­mak­er’s per­son­al expe­ri­ence with it looms large across Bil­ly Wilder’s most influ­en­tial and endur­ing work.