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Has streaming killed Star Wars?

In a 2023 interview, Liam Neeson, who played Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jin in The Phantom Menace, chalked up his disillusionment with the

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Kokuho review – a kabuki star is born

Within a short time of being introduced to the budding kabuki performer at the centre of Lee Sang-il’s hit Japanese film

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Our Land review – superb doc on the right to roam

It’s very rare that you catch a sighting of the c‑word in these august pages, but its usage is warranted in

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The Piano Teacher and The Limits of Desire

Romy keeps fantasising about Samuel, and it’s implied that BDSM now plays some role in her marriage. But, as in

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History Chasing Its Tail: On Jocelyne Saab’s…

“The June 1967 defeat was tantamount to an alarm bell that aroused the dormant Arab consciousness from its long slumber;

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The Sheep Detectives review – cosy doesn’t cover…

Cosy crime gets a CGI spit-shine in Kyle Balda’s likable screen adaptation of Leonie Swann’s 2005 novel ​‘Three Bags Full’. First

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Rose of Nevada | Mother Mary | Vox Lux (2018)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Mark Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada and David Lowery’s Mother Mary. For Film

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Michael review – legacy management 101

Forget all the bad stuff you ever knew about Michael Jackson. Wipe it from your mind. If you happen to

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Departures review – the turbulent journey of…

Like boarding a flight for somewhere promising, only to be met with an emergency landing, Departures never quite reaches the emotional depth

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Miroirs No. 3 review – no one is doing it like…

When sad-eyed music student Laura (Paula Beer) is involved in a car crash that leaves her boyfriend dead from an horrific