Contributor Jack Godwin

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In Praise Of

How Bolaji Badejo’s performance brought Alien’s xenomorph to life

The Nigerian student with a physique like a “Giacometti sculpture“ was a perfect fit for HR Giger’s monster.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 74: Isle of Dogs

Our latest print edition offers an exciting look inside Wes Anderson’s stop-motion opus.
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In Praise Of

How Cop Land deconstructed Sylvester Stallone’s legacy

James Mangold’s 1997 crime drama saw the actor once again prove himself against the odds.
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Video

Watch this snack-sized sequel to Kiki’s Delivery Service

A Japanese ramen company has reimagined Hayao Miyazaki’s sky-high heroine.
Video

How to draw a Studio Ghibli movie – with the director of The Red Turtle

Michaël Dudok de Wit reveals how traditional animation comes to life.
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A new documentary reveals the genius of Hayao Miyazaki

Never-Ending Man offers rare insight into the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s creative process.
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Not Movies

20 things you need to know about Twin Peaks Season 3

Who’s back, who’s missing, and will we see more of the Red Room?
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Reviews

Man Down

A fired-up Shia LaBeouf tries and fails to salvage this muddled war drama.

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In Retrospect
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Trailers

Watch the first full trailer for Fargo Season 3

Ewan McGregor is unrecognisable in this teaser for the returning Coens-based crime-thriller.
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Incoming

Escape from New York is being remade by Robert Rodriguez

John Carpenter’s classic sci-fi is being rebooted – but who will play eye-patched antihero Snake Plissken?
Trailers

Watch the trailer for Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert

Nicole Kidman stars in this true story of a woman who defied an empire.
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Incoming

Cate Blanchett is set for a new Richard Linklater film

She’ll star alongside Kristen Wiig in Where’d You Go, Bernadette.

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