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Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism This newsletter is supported by Vodafone Spotlight ‘I wish my parents were alive so I could tell them I’m a concept’   Tilda Swinton and Julio Torres on elves, slaps and giving dignity to toilets Comedy auteur Torres’s surreal new opus, Problemista, is also the basis for a friendship with arthouse queen Swinton. Cinema’s oddest new couple talk South Park scatology, mortifying restaurant behaviour and cutting-edge queerness Picks of the week ‘You have to get over the me thing’   Kevin Bacon on money, marriage – and learning to live with himself Superman, Frodo and Star Wars   The stunning life of Kiran Shah – the world’s smallest stuntman David Duchovny   ‘I’m not just throwing on a kilt willy-nilly’ Love all!   Wimbledon, the delightfully predictable tennis romcom at 20 Unicorns star Jason Patel   ‘If you don’t toot your own horn, who else will?’ Shakespeare goes pop   The best of the Bard’s work updated on screen Peter Bradshaw's film of the week MaXXXine   A horribly watchable Hollywood tale of sex, death, fear and gore Mia Goth returns for the third chapter of the X trilogy as an adult film star trying to take a crack at horror while a serial killer stalks the city’s sex workers Advertisement This week's reviews Younger   Rousing study of female athletes excelling in their 60s and beyond Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F   Fish-out-of-water Eddie Murphy chases past glories Loop Track   No escape for tormented hiker on horror trek to creature-feature hell Orlando, My Political Biography   Woolf’s trans hero gets a 21st-century mashup The Sparrow   Grief and guilt haunt teenager in dark West Cork tale We recommend Chinatown   Roman Polanski’s superlative neo-noir is still unmissable Time has lessened our sense that this 1974 film is simply a pastiche of the classic 30s gumshoe thrillers – it now looks like a straightforward classic Get in touch If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email newsletters@theguardian.com  Paid for by Vodafone    Connecting you this summer Connecting you this summer on The Nation’s Network. We’re here to connect you to the people and things you love. From Glastonbury to Wimbledon, Kendal Calling to Boardmasters – you can rely on our reliable, award-winning network to connect you to this summer’s biggest events. Connect and enjoy the best moments of the British summer with Vodafone – The Nation’s Network. Switch today.   Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Film Today. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396