True crime’s legal pay-offs give it a righteous gloss – but it’s still only shallow, manipulative entertainment
The thrill of the genre is that it lends a factual story a dramatic twist. In fact, it is as…
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Why we shouldn’t sanctify David Bowie
The new Bowie documentary, Moonage Daydream, is a hagiography that diminishes rather than enhances our understanding of the man and…
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Moonage Daydream is a lavish and loving profile of David Bowie
In Brett Morgen’s new unconventional documentary, there are no facts, no dates, and a lot of the Starman himself.
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How Jean-Luc Godard changed cinema
The pioneering French New Wave director has died at the age of 91. It is impossible to overestimate the breadth,…
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How to play the Queen
Elizabeth II’s reign was shaped by television. How will portrayals of her on screen determine her legacy?
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Olivia Wilde discovers Hollywood misogyny is as virulent as ever
Gossip from the set of Don’t Worry Darling shows the outrageous standards female filmmakers are still held to.
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David Cronenberg, master of body horror, returns with Crimes of the Future
It’s been 20 years since he dabbled in gore, but the award-winning director is back at the operating table.
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