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“Scorsese has become the threnodist of frustration”: After Hours reviewed in 1986
As Martin Scorsese’s dark screwball comedy After Hours returns to UK cinemas this week with a 4K restoration, we revisit an original review of the film from our Summer 1986 issue, where writer Richard Combs observed a director in a state of suspension, ready for the next big thing.
By Richard Combs
“Scorsese has become the threnodist of frustration”: After Hours reviewed in 1986