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Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

There is no reason why a remake should remain inferior to its source material; even less so when it’s a ‘reinterpretation’ by an auteur as opposed to a cynical...

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The Librarians (2025) at the Bodleian: reviewed

Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians (2025) draws the audience into a pernicious web of...

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Hoa hoa hoa season: An analysis of the small town aesthetic

“In the state of Washington, under a near constant cover of cloud and rain,...

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A guide to contemporary China, through cinema

“An artwork whose medium is history”, is how sinologist Haun Saussy defines China. As passionately...

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‘Logan’: his heart is bigger than his bite

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Nancy Epton finds Ben Wheatley's latest picture unashamedly violent and highly quotable, yet ultimately shallow

Intersectional feminism triumphs in ‘Hidden Figures’

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Jonnie Barrow lavishes praise on this recently-released horror masterpiece.

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Netflix to present Orson Welles’ lost masterpiece

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John Maier finds Tom Ford's re-released second film 'Nocturnal Animals' stylish but confused

Review: ‘T2 Trainspotting’

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Shivani Ananth and Katie Sayer tell you how to take over their legacy

Moonlight: a transcendent spectacle

Jonnie Barrow delights in Barry Jenkins' mesmeric exploration of identity

89th Academy Awards: Predictions

Oliver Barlow and Jonnie Barrow speculate which films will win big at the Oscars

What to watch in the time of Trump

Tilly Nevin praises a new generation of political comedy in a ‘post-truth’ era

‘Jackie’: simply a mishandled film

Surya Bowyer is unstirred by Natalie Portman’s performance as America’s sweetheart

Exhausted tropes and the odd jump scare: ‘Split’ review

Louise Howland is unimpressed by 'Split', Shyamalan’s attempt at psychological horror

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Film

Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

The Librarians (2025) at the Bodleian: reviewed

Hoa hoa hoa season: An analysis of the small town aesthetic

A guide to contemporary China, through cinema

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