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The Drama review – a very modern shotgun wedding

European cinema breeds provocateurs, from Pasolini to Haneke to Noé, Österlund and Radu Jude. Although separated by generations, nationalities and

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Kim Novak’s Vertigo review – the Hollywood grande…

At the time of her ascent as a Hollywood screen siren, actor Kim Novak had something that neither directors or audiences

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Two Women review – a strong two-hander which…

Not many sexual awakenings begin with the cawing of a crow. But in director Chloé Robichaud’s Two Women, the cries of this

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Bashu, Beyzaie and the Paradox of Iranian Identity

Few filmmakers have loved their country as deeply or as tenderly, as Bahram Beyzaie loved Iran. A founding father of the

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D is for Distance review – a free-associative,…

Although 15 years have passed since the British filmmaker Chris Petit released a film, D Is for Distance sheds light on the reason:

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My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in…

In 1971, French filmmaker Jacques Rivette made a 13-hour opus called Out 1. Its extended runtime was necessary to encompass the

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The Queer Cinematic Magic of Robyn

‘Dancing On My Own’ is a song which transcends generations. It first appeared in a season four episode of Gossip Girl, shortly after

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Pompei: Below the Clouds review – a stimulating…

The inner lives of buildings and institutions provide an intriguing and enlivening way of looking at the modern landscape, particularly

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They Will Kill You review – limb-lopping cartoon…

They Will Kill You opens with a happy family gathered around a dining table. Two young sisters stand out in the dark

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Kink in the Archive: The pleasures of porn in…

Treating adult film as a material, cultural object allows the Whittinghams to actually manage safe access to these explicit experiences. They