Movies
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He partied with high society America but caused outrage when he spilled their secrets. Ebs Burnough talks us through his new film about Answered Prayers – the ‘smart, salacious’ novel Capote never finished
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2 out of 5 stars.
Palmer review – Justin Timberlake aims for redemption in familiar drama
2 out of 5 stars.The singer-cum-actor doesn’t have quite enough gravitas to lift a predictable story of an ex-convict forced to look after a kid
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2 out of 5 stars.
Beginning review – shocking but shallow tale of religion and bigotry
2 out of 5 stars.This Georgia-set film about the firebombing of a Jehovah’s Witness prayer house and the subsequent rape of a local woman is intense but inert -
The actor says she feels very uncomfortable trying to portray the male gaze and says she’s ‘too vain’ to shoot intimate scenes
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2 out of 5 stars.
Pieces of a Woman – vehement but inauthentic childbirth drama
2 out of 5 stars.Kornél Mundruczó’s film, starring Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf as a young couple hit by tragedy, combines high trauma and horribly unconvincing stretches -
5 out of 5 stars.There’s not much logic involved in this weird and wonderful story of a pianist who is accidentally transported to a strange, otherworldly domain
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Promising Young Woman – Carey Mulligan ignites fiery #MeToo revenge tale
3 out of 5 stars. -
Sylvie's Love review – heartfelt period romance is a thrilling throwback
4 out of 5 stars.
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Video & audio
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Hollywood star and former California governor combines a classic Terminator quote with a visit to a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Los Angeles
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Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks back over the history of Vodou and its portrayal in popular culture to find out how it came to be so vilified
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When Grace Shutti was growing up, black culture was synonymous with African Americans. Now, Africans have become a leading voice in black culture, but how did this come about?
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Historians estimate that one in four cowboys were African American, though you’d never guess because the conventional Hollywood image of a cowboy is a white man
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Josh Toussaint-Strauss discusses why audiences expect bad things to happen to black characters and explores how a new generation of black creators are using horror to subvert the negative tropes
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The pro-wrestler turned Hollywood actor said in a message posted on Instagram that he, his wife and their two young children had 'a rough go' after testing positive for Covid-19 in recent weeks
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With a star-studded promo video promising a new movie every week, Netflix has stated its intention: to blow Disney+ and its kind out of the water
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Schwarzenegger used to exemplify politico-showbiz ridiculousness. Now he's our true moral governator
Sword in hand, the governator’s clarion call for decency on YouTube was cheesy but also genuinely heartfelt and stirring
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Sarmad Khoosat was the darling of Pakistan’s entertainment industry until his new film, the haunting and elegiac Zindagi Tamasha, fell foul of fundamentalists – who called for him to be beheaded
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The devastating drama Quo Vadis, Aida? explores the run-up to the 1995 genocide. Actor Jasna Đuričić hopes the film will accelerate the healing process
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He has played a pivotal role in bringing black drama to British screens – but Noel Clarke must still battle for recognition. As his hit cop show Bulletproof returns, he talks about fighting prejudice, returning to the Tardis – and saying no to America
Regulars
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4 out of 5 stars.
Mark Kermode's film of the week Quo Vadis, Aida? review – profoundly moving story of the Srebrenica massacre
4 out of 5 stars.Seen through the eyes of a UN interpreter, this slowly unfolding drama is perfectly pitched to both engage and horrify
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