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‘Every day she and Judi would swim in their Victorian swimsuits and every day we would all laugh and laugh’
Remembering Maggie Smith  
‘Every day she and Judi would swim in their Victorian swimsuits and every day we would all laugh and laugh’
The writer of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel remembers working with an actor impossible to separate from her withering but warm screen persona
Picks of the week
‘Editing it was like exposure therapy’  
Shiori Ito, the reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movement
Shiori Ito, the reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movement
Time tunnels, bathing in blood and wonton soup  
Movies about the search for eternal youth – ranked!
Movies about the search for eternal youth – ranked!
Daniel Day-Lewis’s return to acting is welcome news – but being directed by his son might prove tricky
Peter Bradshaw
Daniel Day-Lewis’s return to acting is welcome news – but being directed by his son might prove tricky
Whisky growl, granite jaw and unflappable charisma: Kris Kristofferson was perfect as a lover or a fighter
Peter Bradshaw
Whisky growl, granite jaw and unflappable charisma: Kris Kristofferson was perfect as a lover or a fighter
Maggie Smith remembered by Nicholas Hytner  
‘She found life hysterically funny and unbearably painful’
‘She found life hysterically funny and unbearably painful’
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga musical spirals out of tune
Joker: Folie à Deux  
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga musical spirals out of tune
There’s a great supporting cast and a barnstorming first act but Todd Phillips’s much-hyped Gotham sequel proves claustrophobic and repetitive
This week's reviews
Young Frankenstein  
Mel Brooks monster comedy is wonderfully alive as ever
Mel Brooks monster comedy is wonderfully alive as ever
An Inspector Calls  
Alastair Sim drawing room drama brilliantly exposes its era’s hypocrisies
Alastair Sim drawing room drama brilliantly exposes its era’s hypocrisies
Salem’s Lot  
Stephen King’s small-town vampire rework lacks bite
Stephen King’s small-town vampire rework lacks bite
Hold Your Breath  
Sarah Paulson gets lost in scattered horror
Sarah Paulson gets lost in scattered horror
Harder Than the Rock  
Reggae’s unsung heroes finally get their moment
Reggae’s unsung heroes finally get their moment
Children of the Cult  
Fierce doc about the Osho commune survivors
Fierce doc about the Osho commune survivors
We recommend
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith trade brutal banter
Nothing Like a Dame  
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith trade brutal banter
Dench, Smith, Eileen Atkins and Joan Plowright engage in a round-table war of theatrical anecdotes in this outrageously funny film
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