The Filmmakers Speaking Truth to Power
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Oscar-nominated thriller The Seed of the Sacred Fig, by exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, is the latest film to employ the genre as a means of exploring contemporary events – and criticising social ills. By Ian Haydn Smith
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The Poignancy of The Last Showgirl’s Underappreciated Artists
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If an artist creates something that no one engages with, did they even create? Looking at The Last Showgirl, Inside Llewyn Davis and more, Meg Walters explores the characters fighting for recognition.
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How Mike Leigh Presents the Interior Lives of Complex Women
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In his many female-fronted character studies – like the BAFTA-nominated Hard Truths – the social-realist British director shapes the lead roles with his actresses to ensure authenticity, writes Laura Venning.
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Bob Dylan Has Always Been A Complete Unknown
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In much the same vein as Martin Scorsese and Todd Haynes’ cinematic portrayals of the enigmatic singer-songwriter, James Mangold’s Dylan biopic wisely leans into his elusiveness, writes Sophie Monks Kaufman.
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The Brutalist Review: A Tremendous, Towering Achievement
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Brady Corbet’s grand, yet intimate, tale of a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant struggling to make a life for himself in mid-century America is an engrossing, thematically rich masterwork, writes Yasmin Omar.
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Angelina Jolie’s Persona Made Her the Only Choice to Play Maria Callas
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Ian Haydn Smith explores why Angelina Jolie was the perfect performer to portray legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
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Jesse Eisenberg: I Hear the Characters' Voices in my Mind
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Gabriella Geisinger speaks with writer-director-actor Jesse Eisenberg about crafting his characterful screenplay, balancing tone and finding humour in darkness.
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Babygirl Review: Sweat, Sex and Suspicious Partners
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Nicole Kidman is a tightly wound girlboss undone by Harris Dickinson’s domineering intern in Halina Reijn’s skin-pricklingly seductive erotic thriller. By Yasmin Omar
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Films We’re Looking Forward to in 2025
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A new year brings a new slate of movies! Here are the films we're most excited about.
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RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes on Nickel Boys
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Screenwriters RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes explain how they introduced a surprising first-person perspective to their adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s award-winning novel.
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