How 28 Years Later Created a Believable, Post-Apocalyptic World
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Supervising location manager Camilla Stephenson scoured Britain and Ireland’s untrammelled countryside, and rewilding estates, to find suitable settings for this skin-crawling zombie horror. By Ian Haydn Smith
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Jurassic Park’s Gothic Monsters
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With its horrifying creatures, monomaniacal scientists and suspicion of technological progress, the blockbuster action franchise – and Jurassic World: Rebirth – owes a lot to Gothic storytelling traditions, writes Billie Walker.
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Cinema’s Tricky Relationship with Vikings
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With another How to Train Your Dragon movie on the horizon, Lillian Crawford explores artistic portrayals of Vikings across the decades, from Wagner’s horned helmets to Bugs Bunny’s queering of gender norms.
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The John Wick Franchise’s Epic Evolution
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The final chapter in the story of Keanu Reeves’ canine-loving hitman shows just how far the series has come: the stakes have been raised, the ante has been upped. Here, Ian Haydn Smith digs into John Wick: Chapter 4’s myriad cinematic influences.
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The Salt Path & The Redemptive Power of the Seaside Town
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The British dramas The Salt Path, Ammonite and The Outrun all present coastal living as a restorative force in the lives of their characters, a place where they can find community – and themselves. By Barry Levitt
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Mia Threapleton is the Rising Star You Need to Know About
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The breakout talent of the espionage caper The Phoenician Scheme sits down with Yasmin Omar to discuss working with Wes Anderson and crying at Cannes.
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Review: It’s Hard to Say Goodbye
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Tom Cruise will break your heart in the last chapter of his celebrated espionage franchise, a self-reflexive, minor-key movie that bids farewell to Ethan Hunt and the gang. By Yasmin Omar
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Weaponised Whimsy: How Pastel Palettes Conceal Dark Truths
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As the rainbow-bright The Phoenician Scheme arrives in cinemas, Georgina Guthrie considers how Wes Anderson, and a handful of other filmmakers, use colourful production and costume design to subvert expectations.
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Unpacking Wes Anderson's Cinematic Style
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We delve into what makes Wes Anderson’s style so distinctive, from his use of colour and symmetry to set design.
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How The Wedding Banquet Updates the Queer Rom-Com
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Where many recent LGBTQ+ rom-coms have crowbarred gay characters into heteronormative frameworks, this modern remake of The Wedding Banquet focuses on authentically queer themes, writes Miriam Balanescu.
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