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Cold War – first look review

By David Jenkins

This miniature monochrome epic from Pawel Pawlikowski is a extraordinary piece of cinematic craftsmanship.

LWLies 75 special issue: Can movies save the world?

By Little White Lies

Our latest print edition features guest contributions from Guillermo del Toro, the Safdie brothers and more.

Andrew Niccol: ‘There was no war for our privacy, we gave ourselves away’

By Lou Thomas

The writer/director of Gattaca and Anon offers his thoughts on the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Yomeddine – first look review

By Manuela Lazic

This sweet but slight Egyptian road movie follows a leper and an orphan on the road to self-discovery.

Birds of Passage – first look review

By David Jenkins

Embrace of the Serpent director Ciro Guerra returns with a full-bore narco saga set in rural Colombia.

Margot Robbie to star in Tarantino’s Summer of ’69 film

By Malika Kingston

Robbie will play Sharon Tate in the director’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Everybody Knows – first look review

By Adam Woodward

Asghar Farhadi returns to Cannes with a slowburn domestic drama about secrets, lies and unsettled scores.

Discover the movie riddles of Angela Schanelec

By David Jenkins

Now is the time to see the challenging and moving work of this little-known German auteur.

When Deep Impact and Armageddon hit Hollywood

By Harry Harris

Though similar, there are marked differences between these twin films – and the fates of their respective directors.

Why I love Mark Ruffalo’s performance in Zodiac

By Hannah Woodhead

As beleaguered detective Dave Toschi, Ruffalo turns in arguably the finest turn of his career to date.

Check out Stanley Kubrick’s candid photos of 1940s New York City

By Adam Woodward

A new book presents some 300 images from the filmmaker’s archives.

Tales of Starlight and Rey: Asian storytelling in Star Wars

By Callum Costello

How iconic Asian filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa continue to inspire the Star Wars saga.

How to write a film score for an intimate character study

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

British composer Jim Williams discusses his work on Raw and Beast.

Is Margaret Thatcher responsible for Star Wars Day?

By Rob Trench

Exploring the unlikely origins and surprising evolution of a worldwide cultural phenomenon.

Willy Vlautin on the art of working class storytelling

By Ian Gilchrist

The American novelist and former Richmond Fontaine frontman discusses the latest adaptation of his work, Lean on Pete.

How Phoebe Waller-Bridge is popularising the female gaze

By Roxanne Sancto

The Fleabag and Killing Eve series creator is putting complex, dangerous, relatable women on screen.

How we launched Studio Ponoc by Yoshiaki Nishimura and Hiromasa Yonebayashi

By Michael Leader

The creative minds behind Japan’s newest animation house share their vision for the future.

I Feel Pretty is not the answer to Hollywood’s body image problem

By James Luxford

Amy Schumer’s latest comedy vehicle suffers from a confusing and contradictory message.

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