Moulin Rouge is unmistakably its own creation, unified in its vision, unfailingly precise in its execution, and achingly sincere in its portrait of a first, lost love.
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Film writer and musical enthusiast
REVIEW: In Series Four, ‘Search Party’ Returns to Its Roots
Seeing the characters so inverted brings the show back to its roots, but this time viewers know both sides of the story from the start.
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MHAM: ‘It’s Always Personal’: Humanising Dystopia and Trauma in ‘The Hunger Games’ Films
In the boom of young adult franchise adaptations, The Hunger Games films stand out as perhaps the last great series, one of the most consistent and faithful adaptations in this late noughties/early 2010s era.
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In Sondheim’s 90th Year, His Music on Film Remains as Resonant as Ever
It is far from the first time his songs have appeared isolated from their original context, but the explosion in these past six months is notable.
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GFF REVIEW: ‘Les Miserables’ Takes a Two-Sides Approach to Police Brutality
Les Miserables is the first fictional feature directed by Ladj Ly, who grew up in the Montfermeil district, 25 kilometres northeast of Paris, where this film is set.
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GFF REVIEW: ‘Measure for Measure’ Is an Imperfect but Exciting Reinvention
Paul Ireland’s Measure for Measure immediately establishes that it is not your parent’s Shakespeare.
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GFF REVIEW: ‘Escape from Pretoria’ Roots a Prison Break in Historical Resistance
Prison break films have always had a market, and the historical context of Escape from Pretoria adds verisimilitude to the genre.
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The Top 10 Dance Scenes in Musical Films
Each is jaw-droppingly good, demonstrating years of training and hours of painstaking rehearsal to achieve the celebration of movement and technical expertise that still wows audiences today
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