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Ghost Cat Anzu: a freewheeling anime adventure
An 11-year-old girl embarks on an emotional journey with an immortal ghost cat in Yamashita Nobuhiro and Kuno Yoko’s frenetic, style-switching animation.
By Kambole Campbell
Where to begin with Louis Feuillade
By David Parkinson
Going soft: the changing face of Hollywood action cinema in the 1990s
By Craig Ian Mann
5 things to watch this weekend – 8 to 10 November
By Sam Wigley
Alien encounter: on the set of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror
By Philip Strick
Paddington in Peru: a good-hearted but predictable instalment in the furry franchise
By Kate Stables
The Piano Lesson: August Wilson adaptation adds to a rich tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling
By Roger Luckhurst
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