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What makes a rock doc worthwhile?

by Ralph Greco, Jr

It seems as though a new doc­u­men­tary about a leg­endary band pops up every week – but what sep­a­rates the wheat from the chaff?
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How dyslexia helps some of the biggest filmmakers to think differently

by Louise Conway

Recent stud­ies have shown how peo­ple with dyslex­ia have enhanced abil­i­ties in orig­i­nal­i­ty, cre­ativ­i­ty, and rea­son­ing. Could it be that movies can pro­vide the per­fect place to focus on the strengths of this dif­fer­ent way of thinking?
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Cage is all the rage – but his recent projects are selling him short

by Rory Doherty

Nico­las Cage is a sin­gu­lar cin­e­mat­ic tal­ent, but late­ly a string of lack­lus­tre films attempt to cap­i­talise on the pop cul­ture image of him with­out adding to the conversation.
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Air erases Michael Jordan from his own narrative

by Yasmin Omar

In a dehu­man­is­ing cre­ative deci­sion, Ben Affleck excludes the icon­ic bas­ket­ball play­er from his Air Jor­dan ori­gin sto­ry. It’s not a good look.
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How Obvious Child set a new standard for portraying abortion on screen

by Becca Rieckmann

Gillian Robespierre’s 2014 com­e­dy-dra­ma was refresh­ing­ly can­did – as Roe vs Wade is repealed, it feels even more relevant.
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Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s last leading man

by Susan Akyeampong

A cer­tain image of mas­culin­i­ty per­pet­u­at­ed by Tom Cruise is on the decline in Hol­ly­wood – but that isn’t nec­es­sar­i­ly a bad thing.
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How Deep Throat and Pleasure ask questions about safety on porn sets

by Stefania Sarrubba

Nin­ja Thyberg’s dra­ma brings up ques­tions about adult film which have gone unad­dressed since the days of Lin­da Lovelace.
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How female sex workers are reclaiming their on-screen image

by Miriam Balanescu

From P‑Valley to Plea­sure, the indus­try is final­ly start­ing to be shown in an authen­tic light.
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What’s gained and lost by the HBO Max-Warner Brothers deal?

by Hannah Strong

With the stu­dio announc­ing a land­mark stream­ing deal for its 2021 slate, it once again falls to audi­ences to ​“save cinema”.
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Are superhero movies killing traditional screen acting?

by Manuela Lazic

As tent­pole block­busters expand and evolve, actors are hav­ing to flex their per­for­mance mus­cles in dif­fer­ent ways.