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Agent of Happiness: gentle documentary explores the question – can joy be quantified?
Directors Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó follow Bhutan government officials as they survey citizens for the country’s Gross National Happiness index, prompting intriguing questions about what constitutes contentment.
By Leigh Singer
The Devil’s Bath: two expertly-crafted hours of dread, gore, and emotional violence
By Adam Nayman
Eno: a fascinating, unguarded portrait of Brian Eno that changes with each watch
By Sam Wigley
In a Violent Nature: an artfully gruesome take on slasher movie tropes
By Kim Newman
10 great South Korean horror films
By John Berra
Longlegs: Nicolas Cage gives a monstrous performance as a ritualistic serial killer in this gruesome occult horror
By Roger Luckhurst
”There was no Twitter back then to post what happened on the picket line”: how a new film tells the story of the Battle of Orgreave
By Georgia Korossi
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Actor, producer and director Griffin Dunne shares memories of his 50-year career and discusses his memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club (Grove Press UK).
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