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Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton on taking a gamble with their new drama
‘It’s like fencing with a close friend. Terrifying in a lovely way’  
Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton on taking a gamble with their new drama
The actors star in Edward Berger’s woozy casino film Ballad of a Small Player. Amid the opulence of a Macau hotel, they talk risk, addiction and Fabergé eggs
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The Guardian’s new film quiz  
From puzzle fan to question setter
From puzzle fan to question setter
Marlon Wayans  
‘People get very violent about White Chicks’
‘People get very violent about White Chicks’
‘The world needs to know what happened to my baby’:  
Inside devastating new police bodycam film The Perfect Neighbor
Inside devastating new police bodycam film The Perfect Neighbor
Singing, dancing and a stiff upper lip: is Starmer’s Bollywood plan what the world has been waiting for?
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Singing, dancing and a stiff upper lip: is Starmer’s Bollywood plan what the world has been waiting for?
Inspired and emotional:  
Why a drunk Ray Winstone was exactly what the Star Wars prequels needed
Why a drunk Ray Winstone was exactly what the Star Wars prequels needed
‘AI is here to stay and change things’  
Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
 
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Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Biopic of pioneering Tourette syndrome activist is funny, fierce and full of heart
I Swear  
Biopic of pioneering Tourette syndrome activist is funny, fierce and full of heart
Kirk Jones’s moving film about of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette, offers compassion and catharsis
This week's reviews
Iron Ladies  
Inspiring account of the women on the miners’ strike picket lines
Inspiring account of the women on the miners’ strike picket lines
The Perfect Neighbor  
A notorious shooting through the eye of a Florida cop’s body-cam
A notorious shooting through the eye of a Florida cop’s body-cam
Under the Open Sky  
Camels and turbines in absorbing portrait of a threatened way of life
Camels and turbines in absorbing portrait of a threatened way of life
Tron: Ares  
Even Gillian Anderson can’t slap this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi into shape
Even Gillian Anderson can’t slap this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi into shape
A Tooth Fairy Tale  
Animated adventure with a sprinkling of family-friendly tween romance
Animated adventure with a sprinkling of family-friendly tween romance
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