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Posted on October 28, 2014

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Lockdown watch: Mark Cousins on why he's only seeing films from 1940

In the first of a series in which film-makers reveal their self-isolation viewing habits, the documentarian on batty curios and rare gems from 80 years agoFor absolutely no good reason, [...]

Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

My streaming gem: why you should watch Locke

Continuing the series where writers recommend underappreciated films available to stream, a call to watch and admire Tom Hardy's single-location masterworkAt first glance, Stephen Knight's 2013 single location road movie [...]

Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

Elephant review – Meghan Markle adds schmaltz to Disney yarn

The Duchess of Sussex has provided the voiceover – including plenty of unverifiable comment – for this sugary documentary about elephant migrationLast autumn, before she and her husband made it [...]

Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

Earlier

Mark Blum obituary

Actor known for his film roles in Desperately Seeking Susan and Crocodile DundeeThe actor Mark Blum, who has died aged 69 from complications of the coronavirus, gave a memorable performance [...]

Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

Vivarium review – home is where the hell is

Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots are plunged into a suburban nightmare in this unsettling satire on consumerismIn one of the creepiest episodes of the vintage American TV series The Twilight [...]

Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

Emerald Fennell: the wickedly funny screen princess of darkness

After Call the Midwife and Killing Eve, the Londoner has turned director with her own tale of violent female revengeWhen the camera follows a young woman as she staggers around [...]

Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

System Crasher review – searing portrait of a broken psyche

Helena Zengel shines as a furiously traumatised child in Nora Fingscheidt's extraordinary drama Related: Why the German care system can't protect its most troubled children The central character bleeds into [...]

Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

The Perfect Candidate review – a Saudi woman's political awakening

A female doctor hits the campaign trail in Saudi Arabia, in a rousing if occasionally hoary battle against oppression A Saudi female doctor runs for local government, causing consternation in [...]

Sat, Mar 28, 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com

Inside Pictures 2016 line-up revealed