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Reprise and the search for authorial integrity
“Girls aren’t cool,” their friend Lars (Christian Rubeck) announces at a party, as if women are an accessory. “They can be…
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Daniel Blumberg: ‘The ingredients were there to…
Daniel Blumberg is an omnivorous artist, bringing intense conviction and curiosity to song form, improvised live performance, visual artwork and…
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Sirāt review – a truly staggering, major film
Euphoria and devastation are the twin emotional poles that prop up the lopsided big top that is Oliver Laxe’ Sirât,…
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Diving into the SXSW film line-up
In a landscape where film festivals have had to jostle violently for the attention of sales agents and studios, it helps…
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The Testament of Ann Lee review – expands the…
The story is delivered through the awed narration of Sister Mary Partington (Thomasin McKenzie), which allows us to enjoy the…
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Amanda Seyfried: ‘This movie has changed me’
Amanda Seyfried is unwrapping a magic set she just purchased from Hamleys as I walk into a hotel room in London to interview…
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In praise of crying at the cinema
For me, the communal dimension is the most fascinating part of wail-worthy films. Crying synchronises a room, creating a wordless, collective experience…
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The Moment review – it’s not that easy being green
On June 7 2024 Charli XCX unleashed a monster. Green, mean and only 41:23 minutes long, ‘brat’ wasn’t just an album – it…
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RIP Frederick Wiseman – In remembrance of the…
I discovered the work of the American documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman through sheer pot lock. I used to work for the…
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What Wasteman shows us about the reality of…
Director Cal McMau spent 10 years doing research, mainly via watching phone-captured footage smuggled out of prison and uploaded to YouTube,…
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