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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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Josh O'Connor is the primary reason to see both Emma. and Hope Gap. Alex Heeney looks at what makes his performances so memorable. In March 2020, Josh …
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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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From Water Lilies to Portrait of a Lady on Fire, we analyse 10 of Céline Sciamma's best scenes, revealing what makes her a master. This is an excerpt from our …
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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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