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What does All of Us Strangers say about being gay?
‘Brutally honest’ or ‘ham-fisted cliche’?  
What does All of Us Strangers say about being gay?
Writers including Chris Smith, Peter Tatchell and Jason Okundaye discuss Andrew Haigh’s film on growing up gay in the 1980s
Picks of the week
‘Mark Ruffalo was hilarious from the first day’  
Behind the scenes on Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos – in pictures
Behind the scenes on Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos – in pictures
George Amponsah on his Scorsese-style thriller  
‘I wanted to find the humanity in kids seen as scumbags’
‘I wanted to find the humanity in kids seen as scumbags’
Blazing Saddles at 50  
The button-pushing spoof that could never get made today
The button-pushing spoof that could never get made today
Say it with a kiss!  
The 20 greatest smooches on film – ranked!
The 20 greatest smooches on film – ranked!
‘You play the cards you’re dealt’  
Is Viggo Mortensen Hollywood’s most versatile star?
Is Viggo Mortensen Hollywood’s most versatile star?
Furious jumping: why Henry Cavill is wrong to be cross with sex scenes
Stuart Heritage
Furious jumping: why Henry Cavill is wrong to be cross with sex scenes
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Bulked-up Zac Efron amazing sight in tragic wrestling drama
The Iron Claw  
Bulked-up Zac Efron amazing sight in tragic wrestling drama
Efron, Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson play the Von Erich brothers, the wrestling superstars who were battered by trauma, in and out of the ring
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This week's reviews
The Jungle Bunch: World Tour  
Second time around for kooky animal toon
Second time around for kooky animal toon
Occupied City  
Steve McQueen’s moving meditation on wartime Amsterdam
Steve McQueen’s moving meditation on wartime Amsterdam
Slotherhouse  
Sorority-house slasher brings homicidal sloth to mean girls
Sorority-house slasher brings homicidal sloth to mean girls
The Settlers  
Ultra-violent study of Chile’s butchery of its indigenous people
Ultra-violent study of Chile’s butchery of its indigenous people
Table for Six 2  
Second round of hit couples comedy heads for the wedding party
Second round of hit couples comedy heads for the wedding party
We recommend
Heartfelt drama that alchemises a terrific central performance
The Wrestler  
Heartfelt drama that alchemises a terrific central performance
Mickey Rourke’s sympathetic turn as Randy ‘The Ram’ makes The Wrestler much more than a standard sports film
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