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How a drag queen thriller became too controversial for Britain: ‘It was queers policing queers’

IN FOCUS: ‘Femme’, a violent erotic drama starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay, hit a handful of cinemas in 2023. And its tortured journey to release – as well as its rejection by elite institutions in the British film industry – speaks to the incredibly narrow and polarised landscape for…

The Independent UK

Apocalypse constantly: The perverse reasons we love to watch ourselves die on screen

INSIDE FILM: From ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ to ‘Deep Impact’ and ‘Don’t Look Up’, nothing seems to bring audiences together faster than a glimpse at the end of the world. As Tilda Swinton sings through the apocalypse in her new film, Xan Brooks…

The Independent UK

The End review – post-apocalyptic musical with Tilda Swinton is catastrophically self-indulgent

In their luxury bunker, the ultra-wealthy last survivors of a global disaster break into song – to sometimes painful effect – in Joshua Oppenheimer’s bloated if visually stunning debut fiction feature

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George MacKay on Tilda Swinton, 'chafing' salt burns and apocalyptic musical The End

George MacKay is one of the finest and bravest young actors around and The End may be his most challenging yet

Evening Standard

The End review: all down to the bunker for Joshua Oppenheimer’s bananas, post-apocalyptic musical

3/5 Tilda Swinton and George MacKay lead the shaky singalong in a strange tale that could have been a masterpiece

Evening Standard

'Joyous': Hollywood actor reveals experience filming Sunshine on Leith

A Hollywood actor has revealed his experience of starring in the hit musical Sunshine on Leith...

The National (Scotland)

These Spring/Summer 2025 fashion campaigns will get you excited for your warm-weather wardrobe

From Gwyneth Paltrow to Ayo Edebiri, the fashion Houses have tapped some of Hollywood's most talented stars

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5 new movies worth watching this week across streaming services (Jan. 7-13)

It's a slightly quieter week for new movies, but there's still a few must-stream flicks across the best streaming services including "Flow" and "Get Away"

Tom’s Guide

5 Years Later, An Epic War Movie Outlived Its Biggest Flaw

Sam Mendes' war epic, '1917,' is just as profound now as it was in 2019.

Inverse

The Most Experimental Apocalypse Movie of the Year is a Meandering Journey to Nowhere

Joshua Oppenheimer’s post-apocalyptic musical is an interesting, but failed, experiment.

Inverse

Tilda Swinton at "The End" of the world

Oscar nominee Joshua Oppenheimer's latest film isn't as stressful as it sounds, but it'll break your heart anyway

Salon

Jude Law says fossil fuel companies need to answer for their actions

Celebrities including Sir Mark Rylance and Aisling Bea are backing the Global Witness Payback Time campaign.

Evening Standard

The End: release date, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Tilda Swinton movie

What's a better subject for a musical than the end of the world? Find out everything you need to know about The End right here.

WhatToWatch

What to stream this week: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparkles

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris, Léa Seydoux and George MacKay lead the intriguing French sci-fi “The Beast,” and an HBO documentary lets Elizabeth Taylor tell her story by relying on 40 hours of recently discovered audio

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New on Hulu July 20-26: our expert picks 7 new TV shows and movies coming to Hulu

Check out our picks for the best new TV shows and movies on Hulu this week, including Hulu originals, indie movies and an ABC game show.

The Guardian - UK

The Beast review – Léa Seydoux mesmerises in wildly ambitious sci-fi romance

Bertrand Bonello’s head-spinning Henry James adaptation set in 1910 Paris, 2014 LA and an AI-controlled 2044 casts a dreamlike spell

Evening Standard

The Beast review: Léa Seydoux leads a spellbinding and suffocating voyage

Léa Seydoux and George MacKay deliver an acting masterclass in this Lynchian art installation of a film

The Independent UK

The Beast review: Léa Seydoux leads a mesmeric blend of sci-fi, horror and romance

The works of French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello are designed to provoke – and this time-hopping drama, co-starring George MacKay, is no different

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Total Film

The Beast review: "An elegant but ultimately unwieldy sci-fi drama”

The Guardian - UK

‘I identified with those worries’: George MacKay on masculinity, misogyny and playing an incel

After breaking out as a wide-eyed soldier in 1917, the actor showed a darker side to masculinity as a closeted thug in Femme. Now he’s gone further, playing an incel in twisted sci-fi The Beast

The Independent UK

George MacKay picks his hidden movie gem that deserves more love

GO TO BAT: ‘It’s a beautiful film, but it’s not necessarily an easy film,’ the ‘1917’ actor told Jacob Stolworthy

The Guardian - UK

Femme review – outstandingly tense psychodrama of drag and sexual peril

A performer is subjected to a brutal homophobic assault and finds himself in a disturbingly intimate situation with his attacker

The Guardian - UK

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett: ‘We are obsessed with masculinity as a culture – it’s awful’

The former Misfits and Utopia star loves pushing boundaries. But, as a drag queen out for revenge, in his new erotic thriller he’s ventured into truly novel territory

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s been the craziest moment of my life’: the 2023 British independent film award nominees on risk, romance, and why UK film is on fire

From buzzy romcom Rye Lane via the psychosexual noir Femme to the teen thrills of How to Have Sex, six nominees take us behind the scenes of the exciting new wave of British cinema

The Guardian - UK

Venice film festival 2023 week two roundup – Priscilla, Bernstein, refugees and hitmen

Emma Stone goes wild in a zany Victorian fantasy, Woody Allen gets one of the biggest laughs of the week, Carey Mulligan turns in a career-best performance – and the Golden Lion should go to Agnieszka Holland’s searing Green Border

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