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F or many, Leonard Bernstein is one of the greatest American composers. A conductor, pianist and the mind behind scores including West Side Story, he was an iconoclast…

T he bright but poverty-stricken Max McCandless (Ramy Youssef) wants nothing more than to become a doctor and make something of himself. In a strange, steampunk vision…

B ack in June, while promoting Asteroid City , Wes Anderson caused quite the stir when he was asked about his new Roald Dahl adaptation with Netflix. After first point…

I t’s no secret that Hollywood loves a formula. Tropes like Star-crossed Lovers and The Final Girl help simplify novel or complicated ideas into digestible hooks – the…

W hen a familiar actor switches to directing, there is the temptation to look for parallels with the films of directors they’ve worked with, particularly when there ha…

S ince his impressive debut feature Weekend, Andrew Haigh has quietly built a fine body of work that positions him as one of the best British filmmakers working today.…

M ichael Mann first floated the idea of creating a film about racing legend Enzo Ferrari over 20 years ago – back then it was an idea he discussed with Sydney Pollack.…

T he shadow of Augusto Pinochet looms large in Chile. The dictator has now been dead for as long as he ruled the country, but his legacy informs every aspect of Chilea…

T he BFI London Film Festival will be rolling into town on 4 October, and this 67th edition has the potential to be one of the most exciting yet. Emerald Fennell’s Sa…

A s summer stretches onwards, basketball fans around the world hit the midpoint of the NBA’s torturously long offseason. Thankfully, The First Slam Dunk has arrived to…

“W atching him is like watching a raccoon rummage through garbage cans. What is he gonna do now? Why look at anything else, while this is going on?” This was John C Re…