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Mad Max at 45: The fall of a franchise?
For a franchise as inseparably associated with high-octane dystopian action as Mad Max is, its much-forgotten first instalment actually isn’t all that 'Mad'. So, with the release…
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My formative film: Sprinkles of Stardust can be seen everywhere
How Ian McKellan's narration, Robert De Niro in drag, and Mark Strong in a matted wig makes Stardust the perfect fantasy film
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Uncut film takes: The biggest Oscar snubs of the last 10 years
Which films deserved a win or even just a nomination? We're here to correct history
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The Zone of Interest review: Unseen horrors in Glazer’s heart-stopping return to cinema
A pair of chilling performances from Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller present idyllic domesticity along the border of Auschwitz, and in doing so reflect the banality of evil…
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Napoleon review: An absurdly vacuous account of a legendary figure
At times humorous, uncomfortable, and bizarre, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a triumph in marketing but a disaster in biography, characterized most glaringly by a serious of obtuse…
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Anatomy of a Fall review: Justine Triet’s forensic deconstruction of a marriage
This Palme D’or winning courtroom drama has a restless screenplay that holds the audience by the scruff of their conflicted neck to uncover all the messy details as commanding…