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The return of Beetlejuice, Gladiator, Paddington and the Joker
The best films of autumn 2024  
The return of Beetlejuice, Gladiator, Paddington and the Joker
Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are back for more exorcisms and Hugh Grant continues his dive into the dark side in Heretic as the new season’s cinema offerings are unspooled
Picks of the week
‘January 6 was just the warm-up’  
The film that tracks three Maga extremists storming the Capitol
The film that tracks three Maga extremists storming the Capitol
Autumn arts preview 2024  
Horror films were reviled as one step up from pornography – now the genre is a force to be reckoned with
Horror films were reviled as one step up from pornography – now the genre is a force to be reckoned with
Jason Schwartzman  
‘I was the kid driving around all the record stores buying all the Oasis singles’
‘I was the kid driving around all the record stores buying all the Oasis singles’
‘He isn’t just a pet. He is a character’  
Black Dog director Guan Hu on filming an indescribable bond
Black Dog director Guan Hu on filming an indescribable bond
Milk & Serial  
The vicious, viral $800-budget horror that’s free to watch
The vicious, viral $800-budget horror that’s free to watch
‘You laugh the hardest in grief’  
And Mrs, the cathartic romcom about marrying your dead fiance
And Mrs, the cathartic romcom about marrying your dead fiance
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Colman Domingo is larger than life in big-hearted prison drama
Sing Sing  
Colman Domingo is larger than life in big-hearted prison drama
Inspired by a project that uses the arts for rehabilitation, this is an uplifting, energetic film – but Domingo’s showy performance is a little out of place
This week's reviews
Farming the Revolution  
Low-key look at Indian farmers’ street-camp protests
Low-key look at Indian farmers’ street-camp protests
Mandoob (Night Courier)  
Darkly amusing gig-economy satire on the mean streets of Riyadh
Darkly amusing gig-economy satire on the mean streets of Riyadh
Paradise Is Burning  
Teens survive on wits in dreamy coming-of-age drama
Teens survive on wits in dreamy coming-of-age drama
The Count of Monte Cristo  
A good-looking gallop through Dumas’ tale of revenge
A good-looking gallop through Dumas’ tale of revenge
Broca’s Aphasia  
Taiwanese sex doll service offers eerie insight into male domain
Taiwanese sex doll service offers eerie insight into male domain
We recommend
Nonagerian sleepover is film of rare benevolence
Mid-August Lunch  
Nonagerian sleepover is film of rare benevolence
This comedy with a cast of OAPs is a radical departure for Gomorrah's director, here in a producer capacity
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