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3 out of 5 stars.
An opulently designed, if indulgently overlong, remix of the gory 1987 chiller offers up some effectively gnarly violence
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2 out of 5 stars.
A hollow adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s 2015 novel centers on a woman whose perfect life is corroded by past trauma -
We were promised a voice ‘unlike anything you’ve heard in the Mario world before’. In The Super Mario Bros film, we got Pratt doing Paulie Walnuts instead -
Ahead of the release of The Wonder, its director talks about faith and female-led movies – while his stars past and present, including Rachel Weisz, Julianne Moore and Florence Pugh, explain his particular set of skills -
While developments in CGI mean cast members no longer have to walk around blue-screen studios talking to tennis balls on sticks, is the acting experience as true as it should be?
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4 out of 5 stars.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula review – Gary Oldman is Pierrot from hell in blood-red 90s take
4 out of 5 stars.Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 all-star retelling features an outstanding performance from Gary Oldman as the tormented count -
4 out of 5 stars.
Nothing Compares review – the uncompromising talent of Sinéad O’Connor
4 out of 5 stars.Documentary celebrates maverick musician once ridiculed for championing causes that have since become mainstream -
2 out of 5 stars.
Jaeden Martell stars as a teen who might be texting with a ghost in a languid tale that recycles familiar King tropes without adding anything new -
3 out of 5 stars.
Davis is the general of an elite team of female fighters, based on the Agojie of 19th-century west Africa, as colonialists seek to exploit tribal conflict
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Deadstream review – goofy livestream horror comedy is eerily charming
3 out of 5 stars.
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What to watch
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A new Sam Mendes drama, Noah Baumbach adapts Don DeLillo and an amazing debut by Charlotte Wells: the Guardian’s chief film critic chooses his must-sees -
As the actor swigs with Zac Efron and Russell Crowe in new comedy The Greatest Beer Run Ever – and celebrates his 72nd birthday – we rate Murray’s finest work -
Odes to cinema from Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Damien Chazelle will jostle for Oscar glory next year – until then, here are 20 of the best films about film-making well worth dimming the lights for
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Ahead of the release of Ticket to Paradise, a romcom co-starring George Clooney, we rate the Pretty Woman’s finest work, from Steel Magnolias to My Best Friend’s Wedding -
The Avatar sequel arrives, Michael Flatley’s secret agent struts in, Marvel returns to Black Panther territory – and Harry Styles teams up with Florence Pugh in a horror-thriller -
From Spencer to Still Alice, and now David Cronenberg’s bonkers new horror sci-fi Crimes of the Future, we rate the Twilight star’s finest work
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The boring spat over the Disney trailer makes idiots of us all – whether Ariel is black or white, it is clearly a film that should rightfully be ignored then forgotten forever -
Godard was the inspired maverick of the French New Wave, the Lennon to Truffaut’s McCartney, and kept his radical imagination to the very end -
From Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment to one of movie history’s most shocking death scenes, Warner’s classical training, style and fine voice gave character to any role -
Rafelson was a director who got era-defining performances out of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens, as well as co-creating the Monkees
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The film-maker on his latest Clerks movie, his bromance with Alan Rickman, smoking weed – and the unexpected benefits of veganism -
Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been given the all-clear. He reflects on losing his friends George Harrison and Robin Williams – and how he still manages to always look on the bright side of life -
The London Irish writer-director on his bad early plays, enjoying a quiet home life with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and his latest film – a friendship breakup movie starring In Bruges’ Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson
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The director talks about his intellectual, political and hilarious body of work, as a retrospective is staged with contributions from his former students Carol Morley and Jarvis Cocker -
When the singer ripped up a picture of the pope on US TV, it capsized her career. Thirty years on, a new documentary showcases her brave defiance -
The actor discusses his new drama at the London film festival, being starstruck by Meryl Streep – and the best way to take environmental action
Regulars
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4 out of 5 stars.
Mark Kermode's film of the week Flux Gourmet review – Peter Strickland’s deliciously bonkers tale of art, desire and gut pain
4 out of 5 stars.Conjuror of the bizarre Strickland outdoes himself with this tale of a sonic performance collective who stick microphones into food – and other places -
An engaging new Apple TV+ documentary about the trailblazing actor is an ideal introduction to his work, from Blackboard Jungle to In the Heat of the Night -
While developments in CGI mean cast members no longer have to walk around blue-screen studios talking to tennis balls on sticks, is the acting experience as true as it should be?
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Director Patty Jenkins recently condemned films produced by streamers as “fake movies”, but the evolution has opened doors for diversity
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2 out of 5 stars.
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2 out of 5 stars.
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