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EX LIBRIS – the New York Public Library review: Fred Wiseman’s ode to patience and fortitude
The director’s latest magisterial study of a public institution is a tribute to the power of education and the importance of community, characteristically ambitious yet surprisingly brisk, writes Neil Young.
Thursday 7 September 2017 -
Lean on Pete review: Andrew Haigh’s low-key road movie hits hard
A shy teenager crosses America with his horse in this bracing, well-crafted coming-of-age fable that sees the 45 Years director tackle a broader canvas, writes Paul O’Callaghan.
Tuesday 5 September 2017 -
The Shape of Water review: Guillermo del Toro’s magical anti-fascist fairytale
Guillermo del Toro conjures a cinematic extravaganza teeming with high notes, from Sally Hawkins’ mute, dreamy musical-loving cleaner to the B-movie creature from the deep she sides with against the worst of 1960s US military-industrial iniquity, writes Nick James.
Saturday 2 September 2017 -
Tobe Hooper obituary: Texan horror genius who ushered in a grisly new era
With the ferociously brilliant Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the director created new vistas for horror cinema, and became a catalyst for independent filmmaking in his home state, remembers Nick Pinkerton.
Friday 1 September 2017 -
From the Magazine
Film of the week: God’s Own Country unites males in the Dales
Both post-gay and pre-Brexit, Francis Lee’s debut feature is anything but a straightforward coming-out tale. Instead it’s an eerily beautiful love story between two men, and the wild Yorkshire landscape, writes Alex Davidson.
Thursday 31 August 2017 -
Mireille Darc obituary: blonde icon of 60s and 70s French cinema
This glamorous star played a modern, liberated woman even in the most regressive comedies, and found international fame in Jean-Luc Godard’s celebrated Week End, writes Ginette Vincendeau.
Wednesday 30 August 2017 -
Twin Peaks: the Return episodes 15 & 16 recap – back, in style
“You are awake. Finally.” The one-armed man speaks for all of us as Twin Peaks: the Return gets the hero it deserves, 16 episodes in, says Tom Huddlestone.
Wednesday 30 August 2017 -
Jerry Lewis obituary: goofball auteur who set the 50s and 60s comic mood
Comic star whose childlike persona hardened into a more disciplined style. He should be remembered not just for his cartoonish gags and his partnership with Dean Martin, but also as a distinctive filmmaker, writes Jonathan Romney.
Wednesday 23 August 2017 -
From the Magazine
Film of the week: Detroit, Kathryn Bigelow’s battle of the Algiers Motel
A notorious case of police brutality during the 1967 US race riots is vividly re-enacted in this engrossing thriller, which is sure to provoke controversy, writes Henry K. Miller.
Tuesday 22 August 2017 -
Waking after hours: Ted Kotcheff’s influence on Martin Scorsese
Could these two bleakly comic films, one about a teacher lost in the outback and another about an 80s yuppie in peril on the streets of New York, have more in common than first meets the eye, asks Brad Stevens.
Tuesday 22 August 2017
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