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Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete shares DNA with the films of Kelly Reichardt: both filmmakers are making modern westerns that deromanticize tired western tropes. …
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Mae Martin's Feel Good is a rom-com about addiction and queer identity that’s more interested in staying together than it is in the honeymoon phase. Feel …
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Kelly Reichardt’s latest film about the myth of the American West, First Cow, follows two men searching for a better life elsewhere that’s always just slightly …
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Lana Condor is the shining light at the centre of disappointing sequel P.S. I Still Love You. Why is she the perfect rom-com heroine in the To All the Boys …
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Matthew Pope's Blood on Her Name is a steely, psychological thriller about cycles of violence. Now available in cinemas and on VOD in the US. Review: Blood …
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Orla Smith discusses why Lupita Nyong'o's performance in Us is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film. Explore our coverage of Women in Horror …
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