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On the cover: Francis Ford Coppola on Megalopolis and his storied career Also in this issue: Martin Scorsese on the hidden gems of British Cinema – Retro horror – Coralie Fargeat on The Substance – a classic article by Sergei Eisenstein
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Joker: Folie à Deux: this all-singing sequel tapdances on the trolls
Devout fans of Todd Phillips’s 2019 Joker may feel let down by this drastically different sequel, which dials down the in-your-face toxicity to see Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix delivering some excellent songs.
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Megalopolis second look review: Francis Ford Coppola’s opus is fascinating as it is frustrating
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man: faithful comic book adaptation evokes proper dread
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Conclave: the hunt for a new pope begins in Edward Berger’s ecclesiastical hoot
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Heretic: Hugh Grant uses his charming persona to draw blood in this creepy theological horror
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Oh, Canada: hits the Schrader sweet spot between earnest autofiction and cynical critique
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The Goldman Case: arresting courtroom drama holds its own outside a French context
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“It was fairly anarchic…” Nick Broomfield recalls Greek cinema under the stars with all-natural extras
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Ten key cinema workers on the way out of lockdown
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Let there be projector light: 80 films that take us inside cinemas
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