CULTURE
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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s riff on the Bride of Frankenstein is ‘exhilarating’ ★★★★☆
When Euphronious jump-starts the corpse, the electrified Bride comes to life with her platinum hair on end, an echo of…
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The moment Cher wore the ultimate ‘revenge’ outfit
Since then, the phrase revenge dress has increasingly been used in celebrity culture. Revenge dresses as they are understood by…
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10 of the best films to watch in March
Alamy 9. Project Hail Mary If you fancy a deeply researched story of a scientist stuck on his own in…
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The darkness behind British artist LS Lowry’s famous city scenes
The ‘matchstick men’ association Lowry hid behind a down-to-earth facade, but this unpretentious attitude may have led some to dismiss…
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11 of the Winter Olympics’ most striking images
7. Mass and motion Getty Images Transformed by a photographer’s lens into smudgy speed lines accelerating behind the carefully calibrated…
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Amy Adams is Oscar-worthy in this fearless drama about alcoholism ★★★★☆
The actress makes a return to form in this hard-hitting film from Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó about a middle-aged woman…
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How America’s Next Top Model became a TV horror show
Looking back on it with a 2025 lens It will be interesting to see how the perception of the show…
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The true story of Japan’s mysterious samurai
Their playbook for statecraft was based on Chinese philosophy, principally the ideas of Confucius. “In Neo-Confucian thought,” says Buckland, “you…
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The painful scene that really makes Taxi Driver a classic
Notable for its moments of shocking violence and its avant-garde visual approach, Taxi Driver is brimming with memorable scenes beyond…
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Why Vigil, a wacky, ‘climate change Christmas Carol’ is dividing readers
Yet he is painfully aware that this is “an impossible way to live”, an “idiot compassion” that eliminates personal responsibility…
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