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How satanic horror has returned to haunt the age of Trump
‘Good and evil are at war, and the battlefield is the female body’  
How satanic horror has returned to haunt the age of Trump
The devil and his minions crop up in a rash of new horror films, from Deliver Us and Immaculate to reboots of The Exorcist and The Omen. What does this tell us about our current anxieties?
Picks of the week
Civil War film-maker Alex Garland  
‘In the US and UK there’s a lot to be very concerned about’
‘In the US and UK there’s a lot to be very concerned about’
More than a contender  
Marlon Brando’s greatest performances – ranked!
Marlon Brando’s greatest performances – ranked!
‘I have not been living in the Himalayas!’  
The return of Spirit of the Beehive director Víctor Erice
The return of Spirit of the Beehive director Víctor Erice
‘We shot it in the murder capital of the world’  
How we made The Lost Boys
How we made The Lost Boys
Oscar-winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi  
'The world is full of mystery and absurdity’
'The world is full of mystery and absurdity’
‘As with all such moments, there are innocent victims’  
Marco Bellocchio on his new film about the notorious kidnapping of a Jewish child
Marco Bellocchio on his new film about the notorious kidnapping of a Jewish child
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Chilling indictment of the refugee exploitation economy
Io Capitano review  
Chilling indictment of the refugee exploitation economy
Two teenage boys star in Matteo Garrone’s passionate exposé of how greed, trauma and corruption drive the modern-day slave trade in would-be migrants
This week's reviews
We 12 review  
Cantopop boy band Mirror turn super-skilled crime fighters
Cantopop boy band Mirror turn super-skilled crime fighters
Evil Does Not Exist review  
Ryu Hamaguchi’s enigmatic eco-parable eschews easy explanation
Ryu Hamaguchi’s enigmatic eco-parable eschews easy explanation
The Human Surge 3 review  
Hopeful odyssey of globe-trotting twentysomethings
Hopeful odyssey of globe-trotting twentysomethings
Monkey Man review  
Dev Patel goes wild in ultraviolent Mumbai revenge flick
Dev Patel goes wild in ultraviolent Mumbai revenge flick
Three Women review  
Intimate snapshot of rural Ukraine before the invasion
Intimate snapshot of rural Ukraine before the invasion
We recommend
Dorian Gray portrait of male beauty and unscrupulous daring
Plein Soleil review  
Dorian Gray portrait of male beauty and unscrupulous daring
René Clément's 1960 adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley may be a little dated, but Alain Delon puts in a terrifically good performance
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