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5 things to watch this weekend – 19 to 21 January
Jodie Comer flees from rising floodwaters, Paul Giamatti holds the fort at a New England boarding school, and a great German director gets ready for his close-up. What are you watching this weekend?
By Sam Wigley
My film with Werner Herzog: “He’s a very nice guy who’s interested in soccer and barbecue”
By Brogan Morris
Mean Girls: playful, high-energy remake sands down the sharp edges of the original
By Kate Stables
The End We Start From: Jodie Comer keeps this apocalyptic London drama above water
By Leila Latif
“I don't find filmmaking fun at all”: a 1973 interview with Richard Lester
By Joseph McBride
Screen Culture 2033
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