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Daniel Craig as a drunken letch couldn’t be less like James Bond in this steamy movie
The former 007 star plays against type in this adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novella.
- by Sandra Hall
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Judge warns Baldoni, Lively lawyers in It Ends With Us dispute
In the first court hearing of the high-profile celebrity feud, lawyers for the two actors have traded barbs.
- by Luc Cohen
Led Zeppelin never wanted an official documentary – until now
The iconic band are finally telling their electric origin story, offering a peek behind the curtain, as director Bernard MacMahon reveals.
- by Michael Dwyer
Making sense of the Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni case
Rumour and disinformation surrounds the high-profile clash between the stars of It Ends With Us, with Blake Lively claiming she and others on set were sexually harassed, while Justin Baldoni - who also directed and co-produced the film - issuing a counterclaim against her and husband Ryan Reynolds.
Film puts us in the room as Munich’s ‘Happy Games’ turned to horror
September 5 stars Peter Sarsgaard as a veteran sports broadcaster confronting a hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
‘Do not give this woman an Oscar’: Star in storm over racist tweets
Karla Sofía Gascón, the openly transgender best actress nominee, criticised George Floyd, Muslims, Islam, and diversity at the Oscars.
- by Garry Maddox
This horror movie about toxic men will make you laugh. You’ll need to
Sophie Thatcher’s robot companion is the kind of 1960s woman that every incel dreams of. But things are not that simple.
- by Michael Idato
★★★★
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Nicole Kidman has probably never been weirder than she is in Babygirl
Babygirl has been billed as an erotic thriller: the erotic part is accurate, but it’s hardly a thriller. All up, it’s a much more ambitious movie than expected.
- by Jake Wilson
Jennifer Lopez speaks up for LGBTQ rights at Kiss of the Spider Woman debut
Donald Trump may have declared there are just two genders, but the singer and actor has other ideas.
- by Jada Yuan
★★★½
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Angelina Jolie is convincing but this Maria Callas biopic will leave you cold
You won’t find too many high notes in Pablo Larrain’s gloomy drama, which focuses on the last two weeks of the doomed opera singer’s life.
- by Sandra Hall
It’s one of the most famous news photos ever. But who really took it?
A documentary screening at Sundance claims an iconic photograph from the Vietnam War has been attributed to the wrong person for more than 50 years.
- by Lindsey Bahr
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