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Normandy Nude review: French nostalgia rules, but clever cast saves the day
Politics can be dull on film and food politics is even duller. And yet, here is a movie that engages with many of the ideas that preoccupy the average French person - and it's not dull.
- by Paul Byrnes
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Career forging: The line between Withnail and Can You Ever Forgive Me?
In the based-on-fact tale of author-turned forger Lee Israel, Richard E Grant picks up where Withnail left off all those years ago.
- by Karl Quinn
Movie reviews
From Beatlemania to One Direction: being a fangirl of boy bands
There's a lot more to being a genuine fan of boybands than screaming and crying.
- by Craig Mathieson
Pop culture
Sex and the City 3 film would've featured major character's death
A new podcast about Sex and the City has delved into the reasons behind the film sequel's notorious implosion.
- by Robert Moran
The Children Act: Navigating the moral maze
Ian McEwan once confessed to an interviewer that for all his success as a novelist, what he always wanted to do was direct — make movies from his own scripts.
- by Jake Wilson
Movie reviews
Strange colours don't quite mix
Certain adjustments are necessary if you’re to settle into Strange Colours. You have to set aside any expectations to do with plot and concentrate on mood and ambience.
- by Sandra Hall
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie's new project revealed
The Australian actor has confirmed she will star in a Harley Quinn spinoff.
- by Broede Carmody
Widows review: Formidable cast, but characters lost in race for the big picture
There's little exhilaration in witnessing the women's long overdue revenge on all the bullying men in their lives.
- by Sandra Hall
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Jacki Weaver
'The tumour was already as big as a mango': Jacki Weaver’s health scare
Jacki Weaver hasn’t let a health scare upset her Hollywood streak. The actor reveals why she wants to work more – even if she won’t see some of her films.
- by Jenny Cooney Carrillo
Top five films: best of the big screen
Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week.
- by Jake Wilson
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Emma Thompson holds court for The Children Act
Emma Thompson spent time behind the scenes at court houses in preparation for her latest role as a judge in Ian McEwan's novel turned film The Children Act.
- by Stephanie Bunbury