MOVIE

State of Statelessness review – an intimate…

This is a film about the constant sense of being slightly out of step with where you are standing, rendered with…

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Giant review – another tired boxing biopic for…

It’s nearing a quarter-century since the retirement of ​“Prince” Naseem Hamed, Sheffield’s world champion boxer of Yemeni heritage. For a while, in…

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Peter Hujar’s Day review – Ira Sachs’ best film…

It’s only a matter of time before kids are doing the Peter (Hujar) Pilgrimage: a leisurely photographer’s stroll down New York’s 2nd…

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Bowie: The Final Act review – revisiting the…

In 2016, David Bowie’s death shook the world like a supernova – a deliberately-staged explosion that collapsed a lifetime of personas into a single, blinding…

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The Housemaid review – what a mess

I first became acquainted with Freida McFadden’s New York Times bestselling thriller ​‘The Housemaid’ earlier in 2025, when I stumbled across…

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It’s a Wrap: 2025 in Film

Emily Maskell Five personal favourite films of 2025 Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier) Sorry, Baby (Eva Victor) April (Dea Kulumbegashvili) Flow (Gints…

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Marty Supreme review – Josh Safdie working at a…

I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Timotheé Chalamet announced in February 2025 while accepting the Screen Actor’s Guild Award for…

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The 10 best TV shows of 2025

From Star Wars canon expansion to the conclusion of a university-set sitcom and Vince Gilligan’s highly anticipated return to the small…

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Animal Crossing Fans Debate “Urban Legend” Some People Have Actually Seen

Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are confused about a fish so rare that some consider it an urban legend. For…

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Coming of age with Rob Reiner

“It was the summer of 1959, a long time ago. But only if you measure it in terms of years.” Richard…

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