Film

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Charlize Theron ‘felt so threatened’ by Tom Hardy making Mad Max she required on-set protection
New book details allegations of unprofessional behaviour and aggression during making of George Miller’s 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road

Catherine Shoard

23, Feb, 2022 @12:41 PM

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The Duke review – Jim Broadbent steals show in warm-hearted 60s-set crime caper
Roger Michell’s final feature retells story of the cussed Newcastle pensioner who stole a Goya portrait in protest at government spending priorities

Peter Bradshaw

23, Feb, 2022 @12:00 PM

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Gangubai Kathiawadi review – Bollywood take on the mafia queen of the Mumbai underworld
Alia Bhatt stars as schmaltz and spectacular fantasy-musical setpieces balance the gruesomeness of this true-crime yarn

Peter Bradshaw

23, Feb, 2022 @10:00 AM

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Netflix offers £1.5m budget in search for new UK film-makers
Breakout initiative will give an unknown director, producer or writer a global launch on streaming service

Dalya Alberge

23, Feb, 2022 @12:01 AM

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‘All those agencies failed us’: inside the terrifying downfall of Boeing
In the damning new Netflix documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, the errors and oversights that led to two crashes are examined

Charles Bramesco

22, Feb, 2022 @4:33 PM

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The Decline of Western Civilization: one of the great music documentaries
Penelope Spheeris’s trilogy about LA’s punk and hair metal scenes is both hopeful and bleak, with revealing interviews with future stars

Nathan Jolly

22, Feb, 2022 @4:30 PM

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F@ck This Job review – optimism in short supply at Putin’s least favourite TV channel
The hip and satirical Dozhd channel run by a former Moscow socialite somehow survives in Russia despite its coverage of opposition politics and anti-Putin protests

Phil Hoad

22, Feb, 2022 @4:00 PM

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Death of a Telemarketer review – charming Lamorne Morris is a major selling point
A smooth salesman runs into trouble when an office rivalry goes too far in an insightful comedy-drama

Leslie Felperin

22, Feb, 2022 @2:00 PM

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Hellbender review – trippy folk horror is engaging family affair
Trouble looms when a 16-year-old monster meets a less supernatural teen in this impressive low-budget tale made by a team of close relations

Leslie Felperin

22, Feb, 2022 @12:00 PM

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Studio 666 review – what possessed Dave Grohl to make this frightful gonzo grossout?
The Foo Fighters try to purge themselves of writer’s block with a retreat to a haunted house in an insufferable vanity project of a horror-comedy

Peter Bradshaw

22, Feb, 2022 @10:00 AM

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The Long Walk review – inventive Laotian horror of ghosts and time travel
A magnetic central performance from Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy anchors Mattie Do’s excellently spooky tale of destructive hubris

Phuong Le

21, Feb, 2022 @4:00 PM

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La Mif review – girl power triumphs in dynamic care home drama
A cast of nonprofessional newcomers captivate in a realist drama reminiscent of Sarah Gavron’s Rocks

Peter Bradshaw

21, Feb, 2022 @2:00 PM

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