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Hot Milk review – Fiona Shaw a fierce fly in simmering erotic soup

www.wakaticket.com – A cantankerous Shaw undercuts her daughter’s summer sexual awakening in this interestingly elusive adaptation of Deborah Levy’s novel…
Hot Milk review – Fiona Shaw a fierce fly in simmering erotic soup
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Peter Hujar’s Day review – Ben Whishaw goes low-key in snapshot of the photographer’s remarkable life

www.wakaticket.com – Whishaw is not tested by this verbatim retelling of Hujar’s day in hip 1970s New York, recounting encounters with Ginsburg, Burroughs and Leibowitz…
Peter Hujar’s Day review – Ben Whishaw goes low-key in snapshot of the photographer’s remarkable life
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No Other Land film-makers denounce Trump’s Gaza plan: ‘A crazy thing’

www.wakaticket.com – Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra, whose documentary is up for an Oscar, have called out the US president’s plan of ethnically cleansing the region…
No Other Land film-makers denounce Trump’s Gaza plan: ‘A crazy thing’
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Das Licht (The Light) review – mystical satirical romp channels German anxiety over refugees

www.wakaticket.com – Veteran director Tom Tykwer sends a magical Syrian cleaner into a bohemian yet unhappy family, bringing with her a flashing-light treatment for depression…
Das Licht (The Light) review – mystical satirical romp channels German anxiety over refugees
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‘Another woke disaster from Hollywood!’ How Captain America joined the culture wars

www.wakaticket.com – In the latest film from the Marvel franchise, Captain America: Brave New World, a Black hero squares up to a raging red baddie trashing the White House. Cue the conservative outrage ……
‘Another woke disaster from Hollywood!’ How Captain America joined the culture wars
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Edible popcorn bucket and vegan caviar on the menu as Baftas embrace sustainability

www.wakaticket.com – This year’s food offerings also include a zero-waste root vegetable bhaji and lashings of alyssum…
Edible popcorn bucket and vegan caviar on the menu as Baftas embrace sustainability
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‘It became a lifeline’: the charity bringing cinema to hospital patients

www.wakaticket.com – MediCinema, which custom-builds theatres in UK hospitals, will receive a Bafta for outstanding contribution to cinema. Patients who attend the screenings tell of the joy of escaping into movie magic…
‘It became a lifeline’: the charity bringing cinema to hospital patients
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‘Such a bummer’: Netflix responds to Emilia Pérez fallout

www.wakaticket.com – Chief content officer Bela Bajaria laments impact of fallout over Karla Sofía Gascón’s tweets, but declines to confirm whether company will vet social media accounts in the future…
‘Such a bummer’: Netflix responds to Emilia Pérez fallout
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Bad romance: why Hollywood is focusing on anti-Valentine’s movies

www.wakaticket.com – Forget romcoms – this year sees new releases focusing on gore, toxic relationships and android romances…
Bad romance: why Hollywood is focusing on anti-Valentine’s movies
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Peter Bradshaw’s Baftas predictions: which films will triumph – and which will fall?

www.wakaticket.com – Can Conclave gather enough votes … will Emilia Pérez survive the controversy? Our lead critic picks what’s on the cards – and what ought to be…
Peter Bradshaw’s Baftas predictions: which films will triumph – and which will fall?
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Tilda Swinton decries ‘internationally enabled mass murder’ at Berlin film festival

www.wakaticket.com – Actor speaks out against ‘the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments’ as she picks up a Golden Bear award for lifetime achievement…
Tilda Swinton decries ‘internationally enabled mass murder’ at Berlin film festival
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Is Blazing Saddles racist? Not at all – it shines a torch on a nation undergoing a serious identity crisis | Stephen K Amos

www.wakaticket.com – Mel Brooks’s unapologetically in-your-face western spoof broke all the rules and redefined satire – it is just as relevant for today’s polarised world…
Is Blazing Saddles racist? Not at all – it shines a torch on a nation undergoing a serious identity crisis | Stephen K Amos
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The Gorge review – guarding hellish monsters is aphrodisiac in silly horror

www.wakaticket.com – Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy flirt over an abyss full of creatures in a slickly made but increasingly dumb Apple mockbuster…
The Gorge review – guarding hellish monsters is aphrodisiac in silly horror
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James Bond in battle to keep hold of 007 super spy’s name

www.wakaticket.com – Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer is challenging trademark registrations, including the saying ‘Bond, James Bond’…
James Bond in battle to keep hold of 007 super spy’s name
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Lights … camera … attraction! The 32 most romantic moments in cinema

www.wakaticket.com – From thwarted love in Casablanca to awkward listening in Before Sunrise and bicycle jinks in Butch Cassidy, our writers pick their most passionate scenes for Valentine’s Day…
Lights … camera … attraction! The 32 most romantic moments in cinema
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‘The camera is more impactful than a rifle’: Porcelain War’s married Ukrainian artists – and Oscar nominees

www.wakaticket.com – Anya Stasenko and Slava Leontyev felt the responsibility of history upon them when they chose to film the everyday people defending their homeland from the Russian onslaught…
‘The camera is more impactful than a rifle’: Porcelain War’s married Ukrainian artists – and Oscar nominees
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The Burden of Black Genius: documentary examines career of Sly Stone

www.wakaticket.com – Questlove’s probing new film looks at the incredible life and works of the one-of-a-kind talent while also taking a broader look at the specific difficulties faced by Black artists…
The Burden of Black Genius: documentary examines career of Sly Stone
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Ke Huy Quan: ‘I wish everyone could have their own Oscar moment’

www.wakaticket.com – The actor on being star-struck by Harrison Ford, colour-blind casting and the question he is asked the most…
Ke Huy Quan: ‘I wish everyone could have their own Oscar moment’
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Oscars short films 2025 review – from immigration hell to kiss-averse kids and inspirational octogenarians

www.wakaticket.com – Fifteen films have been nominated in the categories of live action, animation and documentary – some cliched, some excellent and others truly powerful…
Oscars short films 2025 review – from immigration hell to kiss-averse kids and inspirational octogenarians
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Sidelined: The QB and Me review – hot cheerleader meets star quarterback movie is streaming-age bubblegum

www.wakaticket.com – Slickly made high-school movie is packed with slow-motion corridor walks and flawless cheer-squad routines – but it’s hard to get caught up in a plot with so few surprises…
Sidelined: The QB and Me review – hot cheerleader meets star quarterback movie is streaming-age bubblegum
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