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Hamaguchi Ryūsuke: insights on and from the Japanese auteur Plus: Mica Levi on their innovative score for The Zone of Interest – Víctor Erice interviewed about his masterful return to feature filmmaking, Close Your Eyes – a festival report from a politically charged Berlinale

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The Greatest Films of All Time

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All You Need is Death: hallucinatory horror captures the alchemical power of Irish folk ballads

Two musicologists obsessed with field recordings of Irish folk ballads uncover the dark, destructive secrets of an ancient song in Paul Duane’s chaotic and original low-budget folk horror.

By Roger Luckhurst

All You Need is Death: hallucinatory horror captures the alchemical power of Irish folk ballads
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The Book of Clarence: a messy, genre-blending Biblical epic

By Arjun Sajip

The Book of Clarence: a messy, genre-blending Biblical epic
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If Only I Could Hibernate: a beautifully crafted Mongolian drama

By Tom Charity

If Only I Could Hibernate: a beautifully crafted Mongolian drama
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TV Eye: The next Game of Thrones

By Andrew Male

TV Eye: The next Game of Thrones
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“Her charisma, her presence, was a lot to do with her eyes”: Asif Kapadia on Amy

By Nick James

“Her charisma, her presence, was a lot to do with her eyes”: Asif Kapadia on Amy
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Back to Black: Amy Winehouse biopic fails in its aspirations to focus on the music

By Rebecca Harrison

Back to Black: Amy Winehouse biopic fails in its aspirations to focus on the music
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The magnificent ’74: The Conversation

By Jessica Kiang

The magnificent ’74: The Conversation
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My Dream Palace

“It was fairly anarchic…” Nick Broomfield recalls Greek cinema under the stars with all-natural extras

By Nick Broomfield

“It was fairly anarchic…” Nick Broomfield recalls Greek cinema under the stars with all-natural extras

Ten key cinema workers on the way out of lockdown

By Katie McCabe and Isabel Stevens

Ten key cinema workers on the way out of lockdown

Let there be projector light: 80 films that take us inside cinemas

By Thomas Flew

Let there be projector light: 80 films that take us inside cinemas
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Keeping a distance: Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman

By Janet Bergstrom

Keeping a distance: Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman

Rhapsody in blue: Barry Jenkins on Moonlight

By Gaylene Gould

Rhapsody in blue: Barry Jenkins on Moonlight

An audience with Howard Hawks

By Joseph McBride and Michael Wilmington

An audience with Howard Hawks
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