THE 2024 SUMMER JOURNAL IS OUT NOW
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There's a new issue of the Summer Journal! Read Yasmin Omar's editor's letter for a taste of what you can expect to find in the new (free!) magazine.
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SHOULD HOLLYWOOD MOVIES SPREAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES?
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As Fly Me to the Moon calls the Moon landing into question, Laura Venning asks whether cinema has a responsibility to uphold the truth – even in fiction.
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MAXXXINE LAUGHS IN THE FACE OF ELEVATED HORROR
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Modern horror has become obsessed, to a parodic degree, with embedding trauma into its narratives. Here, Billie Walker explores how Ti West’s gleefully gruesome movies both mock, and undermine, so-called ‘elevated horror’.
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THE NATURE OF LOVE REVIEW: A SURPRISING, CLASS-CONSCIOUS ROMANCE
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The actress-turned-writer-director Monia Chokri flings two socially ill-fitting people together in her heady relationship drama. It’s what she does next, though, that really catches your attention. By Yasmin Omar
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KINDS OF KINDNESS REVIEW: A TWISTED, TROUBLING TRIPTYCH
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In his signature dark, disorienting style, Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a star-studded, three-part drama that delves into the disturbing dynamics of abusive relationships, writes Yasmin Omar.
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YORGOS LANTHIMOS' TRANSGRESSIVE DANCE SEQUENCES
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From voguing in The Favourite to arrhythmic jumping in Poor Things, the dance sequences in the director’s oeuvre reflect wider themes of social rebellion, says Hannah Strong.
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AGNIESZKA HOLLAND’S POLITICAL ACTIVISM
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With its depiction of governmental crimes, the filmmaker’s powerful, uncompromising work forces audiences to confront difficult truths. With the release of her latest Poland-censored film Green Border, Lillian Crawford looks back on Holland’s provocative career.
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WHAT THE MOTORCYCLE MEANS TO HOLLYWOOD
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As The Bikeriders revs into cinemas, Victoria Luxford explores the evolving iconography of motorcycles in cinema, from the anarchic rebellion of The Wild One to the free-flowing vibes of Easy Rider and beyond.
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THE SINS OF THE FATHER: THE SPIRITUALITY AND STACKED-ODDS OF HOUNDS
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Michael Leader explores the Safdie-esque nature of the father-son duo at the heart of Hounds as a lens through which to examine the film's astute diagnosis of the dark underbelly of Moroccan society.
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SASQUATCH SUNSET & CINEMA’S FASCINATION WITH URBAN LEGENDS
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Rather than follow other creature features and maintain the mystery of its urban myth, this lo-fi Sundance comedy delights in getting up close and personal with its beasts, writes Billie Walker.
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