Movies
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In compelling new documentary Hold Your Fire, a siege that pitted black robbers against white US police led to an unlikely outcome
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4 out of 5 stars.
Cannes 2022 Boy from Heaven review – stirring spy thriller set on an Egyptian campus
4 out of 5 stars.Egypt’s religious and secular institutions both breed mistrust in Tarik Saleh’s superbly realised paranoid nightmare -
The original film’s James Dean T-shirts and flying jackets harked back to a safer, more wholesome era. Three decades later, its sequel will try the same trick
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New movie set in 80s US and starring Succession star Jeremy Strong with Jessica Chastain as Donald Trump’s sister, traces fault lines of political and social division back to Reagan era
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Playground – kid’s-eye-view nightmare of schoolyard bullying
4 out of 5 stars.
Video & audio
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In this week’s episode, Marina Hyde on Beergate and Keir Starmer’s gamble, Britpop legend Jarvis Cocker discusses his new memoir, comedian Sofie Hagen on the hard slog to become an influencer, and Xan Brooks dissects the Cannes film festival as it celebrates its 75th birthday
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Meet three Australian women who are pushing back on the expectations and stereotypes so often placed on them
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In Guardian Australia’s weekly podcast about internet culture, JR Hennessy joins Alyx Gorman and Michael Sun to discuss the Will Smith/Chris Rock controversy and the arrival of short kings
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Director Cherish Oteka and the lead subject of the film Gamal 'G' Turawa speak to the press after winning best short film
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In this week’s episode, John Crace on Boris Johnson’s six-point plan for Ukraine turning out to be six vague principles, Sirin Kale interviews Zoë Kravitz, Annalisa Barbieri on why ‘sorry’ is the hardest word, and Emine Saner on female standups from the 1960s.
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Sidney Poitier, whose groundbreaking acting work in the 1950s and 60s paved the way for generations of black film stars, has died aged 94
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Failure to understand the film’s message is just another example of the way Hollywood continues to dismiss Asian achievement and stories
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Viewing figures for the Academy Awards have been in decline for years and 2022’s ceremony looked like yet another snoozefest … until Smith slapped Chris Rock
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When the French director stayed at Bergman’s retreat on Fårö island to write a screenplay about a marriage breakdown, she was consumed by her thoughts about the narcissistic genius of the great Swedish director
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As his Siegfried Sassoon biopic is released, the director opens up about his ill-fated straight romance, being snubbed by Bafta and how it felt to sleep in the bed where his father died
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His role in The Last Samurai changed Hollywood’s attitude to Asian characters overnight – but illness very nearly ended his career. He discusses recovery, regret and yakuza drama Tokyo Vice
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Spike Lee championed her, but she still had to battle misogyny and racism to make it to the top. Now, more in demand than ever, she talks about her trailblazing career
Regulars
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4 out of 5 stars.
Mark Kermode's film of the week Everything Everywhere All at Once review – multiverse madness with meaning
4 out of 5 stars.Michelle Yeoh has fun playing a laundrette owner transported into ever more baffling parallel worlds in this unusually touching indie sci-fi -
Director Patty Jenkins recently condemned films produced by streamers as “fake movies”, but the evolution has opened doors for diversity
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3 out of 5 stars.