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We spent a day streaming bad Christmas movies and this is what it did to our brain
Christmas movies
festive film

We spent a day streaming bad Christmas movies and this is what it did to our brain

Aftersun: Charlotte Wells captures the fragmentation of memory and loss
Corio and Mescal as Sophie and Callum. Photo: Sarah Makharine
Interview

Aftersun: Charlotte Wells captures the fragmentation of memory and loss

Glass Onion review: Less intricate than Knives Out but way more fun
Glass Onion
review

Glass Onion review: Less intricate than Knives Out but way more fun

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland
Florence Pugh as Lib Wright in The Wonder
review

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland

Decision to Leave: A romantic tale of death and deceit
Park Hae-il as Hae-jin and Tang Wei as Seo-rae
Film reviews

Decision to Leave: A romantic tale of death and deceit

LFF eats the rich: 7 films tackling inequality at the London Film Festival 2022
Glass Onion, Matilda, Triangle of Sadness
London Film Festival

LFF eats the rich: 7 films tackling inequality at the London Film Festival 2022

30 years on, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is still the most beautiful film committed to celluloid
Keanu Reeves and Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula
horror

30 years on, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is still the most beautiful film committed to celluloid

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress
Mrs Harris goes to Paris
film

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress

Don't Worry Darling: A dystopian take on the American Dream
florence Pugh and Harry Styles in Don't Worry Darling
Film review

Don't Worry Darling: A dystopian take on the American Dream

Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick
Crimes of the future
film

Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
Film

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases
Naked hitchhikers in Nude Tuesday
Film

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat
film analysis

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat

This is Gwar review: 'A goofy, goopy assault on the senses'
Film review

This is Gwar review: 'A goofy, goopy assault on the senses'

Peter Cushing's Dr Who movies regenerated for a new audience
Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD
Film

Peter Cushing's Dr Who movies regenerated for a new audience

Elvis review: The paradox of American myth-making
Elvis movie
Film

Elvis review: The paradox of American myth-making

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a radical reminder that older women are sexual beings
Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Image: Searchlight Pictures
Film

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a radical reminder that older women are sexual beings

Everything Went Fine: A right-to-die story that’s strangely life-affirming 
everything went fine
film

Everything Went Fine: A right-to-die story that’s strangely life-affirming 

How Get Carter created the blueprint for the British gangster movie
Michael Caine in Get Carter
Film

How Get Carter created the blueprint for the British gangster movie

The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller
The Contractor
Film

The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller