Culture
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This major new film about London’s World War Two bombing ‘doesn’t ring true’
Apple TV Premiering at the London Film Festival, Steve McQueen’s sprawling drama tries to shine new light on what happened,…
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Bella Freud on ‘frock consciousness’ and her new podcast
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images) With her intimate new podcast,…
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Cate Blanchett gives an ‘increasingly frenzied’ performance in this ‘engrossing’ revenge thriller
Apple TV Apple TV+’s latest starry drama sees the Oscar-winner play a famous journalist terrorised by a vindictive man via…
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How cult 90s film La Haine reflects France’s social issues
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) As a new hip-hop musical adaptation of the French classic opens in Paris, the film’s director Mathieu…
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Six books to help understand the US and its politics
Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company (Credit: Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W…
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How Easy Rider revolutionised Hollywood
Getty Images The cult classic’s guerilla techniques and daring subject matter helped to kickstart a new era. Just before its…
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How a shocking drag queen became a mainstream icon
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) The late muse of director John Waters, Divine delighted in inspiring outrage and disgust on…
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Julie Taymor on turning The Lion King into the most successful musical ever
Emmanuel Lafont Disney’s stage version of their hit film is an unmatched global phenomenon. Twenty-seven years on from its premiere,…
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