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‘It was a buddy movie – and then they kissed’
My Beautiful Laundrette at 40  
‘It was a buddy movie – and then they kissed’
Stephen Frears and Hanif Kureishi talk about the movie that changed cinema – and the lives of everyone involved
Picks of the week
The best spoof movies – ranked!  
Turn the parody up to 11
Turn the parody up to 11
Sacha Baron Cohen  
Oiled-up abs are the least radical thing about his reinvention
Oiled-up abs are the least radical thing about his reinvention
Clueless at 30  
‘The entire industry said no’
‘The entire industry said no’
‘They all looked the same’  
The betrayal of the Smurfs’ communist roots
The betrayal of the Smurfs’ communist roots
Babe, the talking pig classic  
‘I went vegan on the second day of filming’
‘I went vegan on the second day of filming’
Thomas the Tank Engine  
The film about the choo-choo’s global grownup superfans
The film about the choo-choo’s global grownup superfans
 

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Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Ineffably creepy and unbearably tense noir chiller
Gazer  
Ineffably creepy and unbearably tense noir chiller
A fascinatingly uneasy debut has hints of Lynch and Cronenberg with star and co-writer Ariella Mastroianni radiating suppressed anguish and rage
This week's reviews
Burkitt  
Fascinating film intertwines lives of patient and trailblazing surgeon
Fascinating film intertwines lives of patient and trailblazing surgeon
The Fantastic Four: First Steps  
Marvel regains buoyancy with wacky superhero family sitcom
Marvel regains buoyancy with wacky superhero family sitcom
The Bad Guys 2  
Gang of cuddly animal criminals get pulled back in for one last heist
Gang of cuddly animal criminals get pulled back in for one last heist
Dying  
The biggest conductor meltdown since Cate Blanchett’s Tár
The biggest conductor meltdown since Cate Blanchett’s Tár
What Does That Nature Say to You  
Funny and complex Korean dad-boyfriend standoff
Funny and complex Korean dad-boyfriend standoff
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A little miracle of tenderness
My Life As a Courgette  
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