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From the new robot Walt Disney to Mountainhead, movies are fuelled by immortality
Death is not the end!  
From the new robot Walt Disney to Mountainhead, movies are fuelled by immortality
Transhumanism has long propelled films from Metropolis to The Matrix. But Jesse Armstrong’s billionaire satire isn’t sci-fi fantasy
Picks of the week
The Goonies at 40  
The chaos and pranks that shaped the kids' adventure film – by its cast and crew
The chaos and pranks that shaped the kids' adventure film – by its cast and crew
Bedevil  
Australia’s first feature film by an Aboriginal woman is still pioneering 30 years on
Australia’s first feature film by an Aboriginal woman is still pioneering 30 years on
The good, the bad and the ugly  
Clint Eastwood’s interview debacle reveals bleak truths about film journalism
Clint Eastwood’s interview debacle reveals bleak truths about film journalism
'I wanted to be like Judi Dench'  
Rebel Wilson on why people prefer laughing at her
Rebel Wilson on why people prefer laughing at her
The Seven Year Itch at 70  
The comedy about infidelity was ruined by the Hays code
The comedy about infidelity was ruined by the Hays code
The Towering Inferno  
Why the 1974 disaster classic is one writer's feelgood movie
Why the 1974 disaster classic is one writer's feelgood movie
 
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Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Ana de Armas racks up the kills as she pirouettes into John Wick spin-off
Ballerina  
Ana de Armas racks up the kills as she pirouettes into John Wick spin-off
De Armas is fun as a feisty assassin trained in ballet and martial arts, combining delicacy and violence in her quest for vengeance, with a cameo from Keanu. She doesn’t wear a tutu to fill goons with lead though
This week's reviews
Goebbels and the Führer  
Private life of propagandist shows grotesque heart of Nazism
Private life of propagandist shows grotesque heart of Nazism
Al Djanat: The Original Paradise  
Striking account of Burkina Faso homecoming
Striking account of Burkina Faso homecoming
When the Phone Rang  
Meditation on memory, displacement and the trauma of exile
Meditation on memory, displacement and the trauma of exile
The Encampments  
Account of pro-Palestine student protests overtaken by events
Account of pro-Palestine student protests overtaken by events
Bogieville  
Trailer-park vampire thriller is filled with prosthetic fangs
Trailer-park vampire thriller is filled with prosthetic fangs