Contributor Adam Woodward

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Reviews

Marching Powder review – a proper, proper gaffe

Nick Love and Danny Dyer are back with yet another boorish, small-minded take on the football hooligan genre.

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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

One more cup of coffee in Mulholland Drive

Adam Woodward reflects on the importance of a cup of coffee in David Lynch's Hollywood neo-noir.
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Reviews

Wolf Man review – a bit of a howler

Leigh Whannell follows up The Invisible Man with another present-day revival of a Universal Monster. This one bites.

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Interviews

Shatner’s Bassoon: Michael Cumming on the making of Brass Eye

The director of the original series discusses its creation and legacy ahead of a new tour of his cult behind-the-scenes film, Oxide Ghosts.
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Reviews

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review – stop, I want to get off!

The latest instalment in the simian cinema canon is a weak follow-up to the narrative established in its predecessors, as monkey in-fighting develops between various tribes.

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Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer review – shine on you crazy German

Thomas von Steinaecker flips the camera on one of Germany's favourite filmmaking sons, investigating his long and far-reaching career.

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Reviews

One Life review – protect Anthony Hopkins at all costs

Anthony Hopkins is sensational in James Hawes' otherwise fairly conventional biopic of Nicholas Winton, who was responsible for rescuing hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

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Reviews

Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet is simply sensational

Gather round and listen close... Paul King’s dazzling prequel to Roald Dahl’s beloved story is a joyous expression of pure imagination.

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Reviews

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Tom Cruise and co gear up for another high-stakes mission, but it’s diminishing returns amid all the ambitious action.

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Interviews

Rian Johnson: ‘Sondheim’s my guy’

The writer/director of Glass Onion talks musicals, murder mysteries, and the sartorial secrets of master detective Benoit Blanc.
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Not Movies

The Eurotrash guide to Jean-Luc Godard

The late French New Wave icon was affectionately sent up on the cult 1990s late-night show.
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Reviews

Thor: Love and Thunder

Taika Waititi returns to the MCU five years after Thor: Ragnarok with a disappointing sequel sorely lacking in charm and imagination.

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