The Wedding Banquet is a breath of fresh air
Andrew Ahn’s deft remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 film is full of sharp one-liners and affectionate satire.
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The Fire Inside subverts the inspirational sports drama movie
This biopic of the 17-year-old Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Claressa Shields explores not just the victory, but the aftermath.
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The inscrutable David Lynch
The American filmmaker, who has died aged 78, leaves behind a body of work exploring the rot of evil…
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The indulgent sadness of Angelina Jolie’s Maria
The opera singer Maria Callas is Pablo Larraín’s latest glamorous, unhappy, unknowable muse – or is it Jolie herself?
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Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu: a spooky but oddly cold take on the vampire story
For all its sexual tension and atmosphere, the film’s deadly serious tone can have an unintentionally comic effect.
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Wicked is a super-sized, elaborate and hip hop-influenced take on the musical
The origin story of The Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West arrives two decades after the stage…
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The Substance isn’t subtle or subversive – but it is entertaining
This satirical swipe at the beauty industry starring Demi Moore is comically grotesque.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice resurrects ancient material
Tim Burton’s sequel attempts to recapture the spirit of the original. Is he just cashing in on the past?
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Love Lies Bleeding is a fun, surreal lesbian romance
This Eighties-set film, in which Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian play star-crossed bodybuilders, is at its most original when…
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