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Can cinema really threaten national security?
Ban this foreign filth!  
Can cinema really threaten national security?
The US president’s plan for Hollywood is full of plot holes. But when it comes to the hidden propaganda baked into movies, he may have a point
 
Trump's talk of film tariffs makes no sense, but it’s already doing damage – to Hollywood
Peter Bradshaw
How would US tariffs on foreign films affect the UK industry?
Picks of the week
Nicolas Cage  
'I don’t think a day goes by where I’m not mistaken for Nick Cave’
'I don’t think a day goes by where I’m not mistaken for Nick Cave’
From Prince to Michael Jackson  
Why are the most controversial documentaries getting canned?
Why are the most controversial documentaries getting canned?
Castration Movie Part One  
Louise Weard on her four-hour camcorder trans film
Louise Weard on her four-hour camcorder trans film
Crash at 20  
Is it the worst best picture winner of all time?
Is it the worst best picture winner of all time?
‘Pure sugar-rush mayhem’  
Why I Wanna Hold Your Hand is my feelgood movie
Why I Wanna Hold Your Hand is my feelgood movie
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Terrifically acted Brazilian erotic noir thriller
Motel Destino  
Terrifically acted Brazilian erotic noir thriller
A young man on the run from a mob boss lands an unlikely job in a brutally functional love motel and starts a passionate affair with the manager’s wife
This week's reviews
The Hamlet Syndrome  
Ssoldiers turn to Shakespeare as Ukrainians deal with the war
Ssoldiers turn to Shakespeare as Ukrainians deal with the war
Ocean with David Attenborough  
A passionate case against the ruination of the seas
A passionate case against the ruination of the seas
Swing Bout  
Underdog, backstage boxing tale is a gutsy winner
Underdog, backstage boxing tale is a gutsy winner
Riefenstahl  
Nauseating yet gripping story of Nazi poster woman
Nauseating yet gripping story of Nazi poster woman