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Yemi Bamiro on the making of Black Is Beautiful:…
It was the Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised, and Harlem-championing photojournalist Kwame Brathwaite who came to popularise the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” which…
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The wild, wacky tale of Wallace and Gromit: Curse…
Change was in the air at Aardman Animation in the early 2000s. After decades of making a name for themselves through…
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The Mastermind | Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere | Two Lane Blacktop (1971)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and finally, for…
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Hedda review – Tessa Thompson reshapes the…
For a director’s project that would come in between an MCU sequel and the latest in the 28 Days… zombie horror…
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Seven Unexpected Gems from the 2025 BFI London…
Amidst this year’s grand line-up of London Film Festival galas, a treasure trove of titles awaited discovery: BFI restorations, archival interventions,…
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LWLies 110: The Frankenstein issue – Out now!
In the back section… Jafar Panahi Marina Ashioti talks to the Iranian legend who discusses his deserving Palme d’Or-winner, It…
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The Black Phone 2 review – A Nightmare on Elm…
In Scott Derrickson’s 1978-set The Black Phone, ‘the Grabber’ (Ethan Hawke) was just a run-of-the-mill masked killer. His boy victims, however,…
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A House of Dynamite review – a skilful and timely…
Now and then it occurs to me that the future of my very existence, as well as that of the…
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Tron: Ares review – plays like a vapid,…
“The ’80s,” gasps Jared Leto (the eponymous Ares) with something approaching the human emotion of reverence. “Classic,” he says during…
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Him review – not quite a touchdown
An ambitious college football player finds himself drawn into a cult in Justin Tipping’s sports horror. Justin Tipping’s Him wants to…
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