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Paul Dano on money, fatherhood and being shaved by Brian Cox
Paul Dano on money, fatherhood and being shaved by Brian Cox
Shane Meadows  
‘When I worked at Alton Towers, I’d ride the Thunder Looper four times each lunch break’
‘When I worked at Alton Towers, I’d ride the Thunder Looper four times each lunch break’
Schlock horror!  
Meet the family who made lurid movies for the Lord
Meet the family who made lurid movies for the Lord
Her inside  
Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and the perils of fictionalising your ex
Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and the perils of fictionalising your ex
‘He’s like a method actor’  
The Japanese salesman who transforms into Jimmy Page
The Japanese salesman who transforms into Jimmy Page
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Post your questions for Spın̈al Tap bassist Derek Smalls
 

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Tangled and tragic human drama about chaotic life twists
Love Life  
Tangled and tragic human drama about chaotic life twists
Japanese director Kôji Fukada has crafted a richly painful and quietly comic human drama
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Rally Road Racers  
Zippy wacky-races animation tries hard to be relatable
Zippy wacky-races animation tries hard to be relatable
A Haunting in Venice  
Branagh’s Agatha Christie whodunnit given horror makeover
Branagh’s Agatha Christie whodunnit given horror makeover
Khan’s Flesh  
A portrait of the quiet majesty of the mundane
A portrait of the quiet majesty of the mundane
Fremont  
Fortune cookie writer looking for love in deadpan migrant drama
Fortune cookie writer looking for love in deadpan migrant drama
Dark Asset  
Ambitious super-soldier cyborg thriller goes hard on flashback
Ambitious super-soldier cyborg thriller goes hard on flashback
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