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Memento: 25 Years On
A first-rate performance from Guy Pearce cements Christopher Nolan’s cerebral neo-noir as a riveting early masterpiece
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Film Review - One Battle After Another
Part action thriller, political satire, absurdist black comedy, and father-daughter drama, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest is a blast
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Film Review - The Lost Bus
Paul Greengrass’s suitably stressful disaster film pays tribute to a real-life hero of the 2018 California wildfire
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Novel: The Hobbford Giant Chapter 3
A young journalist discovers she has personal connections to an archaeological dig, a children's home abuse scandal, and an ancient curse in a town in…
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Film Review - Christy
Strong performances anchor Brendan Canty’s surprisingly uplifting slow-burn social-realist drama
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Sicario: 10 Years On
Denis Villeneuve's drug cartel thriller remains a riveting exploration of moral compromise
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Film Review — A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
The charms of Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell are unable to breathe much life into Kogonada’s romantic fantasy
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Film Review - Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Not in the same league as its cult classic predecessor, but nor is it a disaster
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Novel: The Hobbford Giant: Chapter 2
A young journalist discovers she has personal connections to an archaeological dig, a children's home abuse scandal, and an ancient curse in a town in…
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Simon Dillon
Underrated Robert Redford
Five oft-overlooked favourites from the late cinema legend
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Film Review — Downton Abbey The Grand Finale
A suitable send-off for fans of the TV series
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Goodfellas: 35 Years On
Martin Scorsese’s mob masterpiece still dazzles
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