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Nadia Falls on Brides: “It’s about those ride-or-die best friends that you have as a teenager”
The Young Vic’s artistic director tells us about her debut feature – the story of two teenage friends who run away from Britain on a journey to Syria – which has just been unveiled at Sundance.
By Lou Thomas
From trans health to children’s palliative care: how three new short films tell untold stories of the NHS
By Xavier Alexandre Pillai
International premiere of The Wedding Banquet to open the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
International premiere of The Wedding Banquet to open the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival5 things to watch this weekend – 24 to 26 January
By Sam Wigley
Guy Pearce on The Brutalist: “It’s about an artist trying to stay uncompromising”
By Lou Thomas
The Brutalist second look review: Brady Corbet’s handsome, humane American epic
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10 great films about architects
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Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin visit BFI Southbank to discuss their witty and heartfelt portrait of two estranged cousins honouring their roots.
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