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The Price of Conformity

Small Screen by Angelika May

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Deep Cuts

The Macabre Convergence of FW Murnau's Art and Life

by Ryan Finnigan

On the centenary of his silent masterpiece and the release of ​‘The Faust Bible’, we examine FW Murnau’s mastery of supernatural cinema and its lasting cultural impact.
In Praise Of

The Wall Between Us: Possession at 45

by Charlotte Landrum

Andrzej Żuławski’s grotesque vision of a marriage collapsing is an unnerving reflection of our increasingly disconnected world. If handled with care, could a remake remind us of what we stand to lose?

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We head to 1973 Easter Island in our print homage to Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine and revel in its critique of US backroom imperialism with a double cover featuring both John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell.

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Animol review – boyhood behind bars

by Katherine McLaughlin

Ashley Walters’ directorial debut is a bruising portrait of masculinity behind bars, hampered by a frustrating screenplay.

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I Love Boosters review – a technicolour takedown of capitalism

by Leila Latif

Boots Riley’s riotous anti-capitalist caper is a technicolour fantasia brimming with scathing social commentary.

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Gentle Monster review – provocation without purpose

by Rafa Sales Ross

Léa Seydoux stars as a mother whose life unravels when her husband is arrested on suspicion of child abuse, in this frustratingly evasive drama.

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Primetime review – Pattinson's uncanny take on Hansen is a career high

by Hannah Strong

Robert Pattinson cleanses the world of an ancient evil in Lance Oppenheim’s take on the murky story of Chris Hansen and NBC’s To Catch A Predator.

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Nightborn review – bad baby, bad movie

by David Jenkins

Hanna Bergholm maternal folk horror avoids logic and credibility at every turn as it tells of a couple’s attempts to nurture a nightmare child.

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Wicker review – a swooning comic fairy-tale with a large side of spice

by Katherine McLaughlin

Olivia Colman finds her romantic ideal in Alexander Skarsgård’s literal wicker man in Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s entertaining, saucy fable.

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Features

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Small Screen

Carrie, Crystal Lake and the Price of Conformity

by Angelika May

As the wider shift towards conservative values champions increasingly restrictive ideals of femininity, how can the ​“monstrous feminine” transform female rage into rebellion?
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In Conversation

Lance Oppenheim: ‘The line between criminal enterprise and entertainment has become so fragile’

by Hannah Strong

With Primetime, the non-fiction specialist switches to drama for a discomforting exploration of a lurid US TV sensation.
Deep Cuts

The Macabre Convergence of FW Murnau's Art and Life

by Ryan Finnigan

On the centenary of his silent masterpiece and the release of ​‘The Faust Bible’, we examine FW Murnau’s mastery of supernatural cinema and its lasting cultural impact.
In Conversation

Lee Chang-dong: ‘Am I worthy of telling their story?’

by David Jenkins

The Korean maestro returns with a sumptuous survey of class, capitalism and what it means to love someone in Possible Love.
Festivals

Six Radical Discoveries from the 2026 BFI London Film Festival

by Lucy Peters

These under-the-radar discoveries from this year’s LFF showcase cinema at its most radical, urgent and unexpected.
In Praise Of

The Wall Between Us: Possession at 45

by Charlotte Landrum

Andrzej Żuławski’s grotesque vision of a marriage collapsing is an unnerving reflection of our increasingly disconnected world. If handled with care, could a remake remind us of what we stand to lose?
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Deep Cuts

The Macabre Convergence of FW Murnau's Art and Life

by Ryan Finnigan

On the centenary of his silent masterpiece and the release of ​‘The Faust Bible’, we examine FW Murnau’s mastery of supernatural cinema and its lasting cultural impact.
Deep Cuts

Behind the Window Display: Cinema's Desperate Salesmen

by Ariana Martinez

Lacking the confidence to emulate the smooth-talking charlatans of the business world, these salesmen’s entrepreneurial personas end up as artificial as their shopfront displays.
Deep Cuts

Andrzej Wajda’s Cinema of Complicated Defiance at 100

by Juliette Bretan

On the centenary of a Polish cinema giant, we remember the powerful storytelling of Andrzej Wajda through his war and post-war films.
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Celebrating the Splendour, Anarchy and Creative Genius of Sandy Powell

by Desirae Embree

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s reimagining of James Whale’s 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein marks 40 years in the singular career of costume designer Sandy Powell.
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Deep Cuts

Playground Love: How Air scored The Virgin Suicides

by Paul Weedon

The French electronic duo were the musical backbone behind Sofia Coppola’s startling debut. A 25th anniversary reissue saw them reconstructing much of their work from scratch.
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Life is a B-Movie: Joe D’Amato’s Bizarre Prophecy of 2025

by Mila F

A dystopian retro-future of telepathic mutants, gladiators and fascists – does Joe D’Amato’s vision of 2025 show any resemblance to our current reality?
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