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Nico, 1988

A star of the 1960s arts scene, a Velvet Underground singer and Andy Warhol muse, 48-year-old Christa Päffgen…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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Mindhunter: Episodes One and Two

Continuing to raise the bar higher and higher, Netflix are releasing the next instalment off their barnstorming production…

By Guy Lambert
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Funny Cow

Adrian Shergold’s edgy comedy Funny Cow exudes a certain vintage Britishness. Taking place in the 70s and 80s,…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The first image of Yorgos Lanthimos’s new film is a bloody, beating heart, surrounded by sterile blue sheets.…

By Sam Gray
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The Shape of Water

Of the "big three" Mexican directors, Guillermo del Toro is the one who stood out as the most…

By Filippo L'Astorina
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The Drummer and the Keeper

Opposites attract, and often that seems impossible. How can relationships with others be built on differing attributes? The…

By Euan Franklin
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Angels Wear White

The problems girls and women face, the real problems, aren’t covered enough in modern cinema. It’s disheartening to…

By Euan Franklin
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Promised Land

There has yet to be a great film about Donald Trump. Perhaps it’s just too soon. Eugene Jarecki’s…

By Sam Gray