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Arsenic and Old Lace: 80 Years On
Celebrating Frank Capra's cosy screwball black comedy about serial killers, insanity, and murder
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Short Story: An In-Between Christmas Part 6 of 6
A young woman tries to contact her comatose father on a mysterious spiritual plane between life and death
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Film Review - All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia's slice-of-life drama about the lives of three working class women in Mumbai exudes warmth and humanity
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Film Review - Mufasa The Lion King
A better-than-expected prequel from Moonlight director Barry Jenkins
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: 70 Years On
Richard Fleischer's adaptation of the Jules Verne classic remains one of Disney's finest live-action achievements
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Film Review - Queer
Daniel Craig dominates Luca Guadagnino's hallucinatory adaptation of William S Burroughs's novella
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Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 6
A detective and her paranormal consultant suspect supernaturally assisted murder after the sudden heart attack of a Lord’s son on Lundy Island
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Film Review — Kraven the Hunter
Another desperate bid by Sony to hold onto Spider-Man extended universe rights, but Russell Crowe chews scenery to enjoyable effect
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Seven Favourites From the ‘Steven Spielberg Presents’ Era
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Gremlins, a selection of gems from the golden era of Spielberg-produced adventures
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Short Story: An In-Between Christmas Part 5 of 6
A young woman tries to contact her comatose father on a mysterious spiritual plane between life and death
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Film Review — The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Kenji Kamiyama’s animated take on an obscure bit of Tolkien’s appendixes is well made but entirely superfluous to artistic requirements
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The Talented Mr Ripley: 25 Years On
Anthony Minghella’s 1999 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel features Matt Damon’s best-ever performance
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