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Matthew Floyd December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Atlantics, Ibrahima Traoré, Mame Bineta Sane, Mati Diop

Film review: Atlantics blends star-crossed lovers with supernatural satire

Debut feature director Mati Diop’s Atlantics tells a heady story of fantastical love against economic oppression in Senegal.

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Harry Jones December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 A Christmas Tale, Black Christmas, Carol, Eyes Wide Shut, Metropolitan, Moonstruck, The Apartment

Feature: Alternative Christmas movies to get you in the spirit

Looking for something a little different this Christmas? We’ve selected a few alternative titles that’ll warm your cockles.

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Matthew Floyd December 13, 2019December 16, 2019 Adam Driver, Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson

Film review: Marriage Story tackles a messy divorce with a knowing smile

Marriage might be the name of the game in Noah Baumbach’s ironically titled Netflix release, but it’s focused on the mechanics of divorce.

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Blaise Radley December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 20th Century Women, A Ghost Story, American Honey, Arrival, Beasts of the Southern Wild, BlackKklansman, Blade Runner:2049, Burning, Call Me By Your Name, Carol, First Reformed, Frances Ha, Her, La La land, Lady Bird, Mad Max: Fury Road, Moonlight, Paddington 2, Phantom Thread, Raw, Shoplifters, Silence, The Act of Killing, The Florida Project, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Irishman, The Master, The Shape of Water, Under the Skin, You Were Never Really Here

Feature: Counteract’s 30 greatest films of the 2010s

It’s been a great decade for films (okay, there was some crap too), and we’ve put together the best of the best. Check our countdown now!

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Richard Franks December 1, 2019December 4, 2019

Top Jessica Chastain films you should revisit

Films with Chastain in a supporting role, on the other hand, have raked in well over $2 billion (£1.56 billion)

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Jeremy Arblaster December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, Knives Out, Lakeith Stanfield, Rian Johnson

Film review: Slick murder mystery Knives Out is no Christmas turkey

Rian Johnson’s latest is another exercise in suberting expectations as he carves up a delicious ode to the classic whodunnit.

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Harry Jones November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 After Hours, Age of Innocence, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Boxcar Bertha, Bringing Out the Dead, Cape Fear, Casino, Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, Harvey Keitel, Hugo, Joe Pesci, Kundun, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Mean Streets, New York New York, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Silence, Taxi Driver, The Aviator, The Color of Money, The Departed, The Irishman, The King of Comedy, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Wolf of Wall Street, Who's That Knocking At My Door

Feature: A definitive ranking of Scorsese’s deep well of films

Our ambitious attempt at ranking Scorsese’s 25 narrative features gives you an insight into just how many great films he’s made.

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Sarah Staniforth November 22, 2019November 26, 2019 Birmingham Hippodrome, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, john waters, LGBTQ, shout festival

Festival review: SHOUT Festival 2019 celebrates LGBTQ+ arts talent

SHOUT Festival brought an eclectic range of LGBTQ+ arts to Birmingham, including stand-up comedy, documentaries, drag performance, and more.

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Harry Jones November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Al Pacino, Charles Brandt, I Heard You Paint Houses, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, The Irishman

Film review: Scorsese’s sorrowful, reflective The Irishman is one of his best

The Netflix-produced crime epic is an exercise in reflection and forgiveness that cements itself as one of the all-time great gangster films.

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Blaise Radley November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Flatpack, The Magic Cinema

The Magic Cinema to serve up more short film wizardry this November

After it’s successful relaunch in September, The Magic Cinema is back with another evening of wonderful DIY short films.