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Wes Anderson takes his quirkiness ‘to a whole new level’
Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival Featuring Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, Scarlett Johansson and many more, the director’s latest…
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This ‘deranged’ starry thriller about the US’s pandemic divisions will ‘leave you breathless’
Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival (Credit: Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival) Midsommar and Hereditary director Ari Aster is once again…
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How history’s brutal witch trials still resonate now
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly…
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One pair of jeans is all we need – here’s why
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) From skinny to barrel and ultra-high to low-slung, jeans trends are ever changing – so…
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Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be ‘the feel-bad film of the summer’
Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival The opposite of an escapist blockbuster, the eighth and apparently final outing for Tom Cruise’s…
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What Gérard Depardieu’s conviction means for France
Getty Images Yesterday, the French mega-star was found guilty of sexual assaulting two women on a film set. It’s verdict…
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The meaning behind Cannes’ ‘naked dress’ red-carpet ban
Getty Images There’s complex etiquette and a rich history behind the French film festival’s red-carpet ban of “naked” or “voluminous”…
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The horror film that traumatised millennials
Alamy Twenty-five years ago, the first instalment terrified by making everyday scenarios into death traps. Now, after a 14-year break,…
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The true story of World War Two’s Dambusters raid
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In May 1943, a specially formed RAF squadron embarked on a daring moonlit mission –…
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The provocative Estonian pop song that has caused outrage in Italy
Alina Pyazok One of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia’s Tommy Cash.…
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