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In this futuristic film starring Robert Pattinson, the director revisits his favourite themes. But a Donald Trump parody falls flat.
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Sean Baker’s American dreams
The Oscar-winning director of Anora is an old-fashioned auteur fascinated by those on the margins, with little interest in big-budget…
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Fear, lust and paranoia at the Berlin Film Festival
Gaza, free speech and the ascendant far right were unavoidable themes at the 75th Berlinale.
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The Last Showgirl is beautiful, tasteful – and tedious
Gia Coppola’s film, about an out-of-work Las Vegas dancer played by Pamela Anderson, looks gorgeous but is let down by…
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How Emilia Pérez sabotaged its own Oscars campaign
The chaotic, crude film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards – then the media storm came.
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I’m Still Here: a powerful story of the human spirit under dictatorship
This Oscar-nominated film tells the true story of Brazil’s missing dissident former congressman.
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