2 hours ago Joy at the London Film Festival review: this IVF drama is heartwarming but unremarkable

James Norton, Bill Nighy and Thomasin McKenzie give strong performances but this extraordinary story doesn’t get the screen retelling it deserves

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3 hours ago Smile 2 dubbed 'scariest film of the year' as first reviews come in ahead of release

The first reviews for the new horror film are in and if the critics are to be believed, audiences are in for a harrowing experience

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9 hours ago Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare review – flawed Netflix documentary still shocks

The jaw-dropping facts of an elaborate catfishing scheme will surprise those unfamiliar with the story, but they are revealed in a rushed and perfunctory filmWhen Kirat Assi received a Facebook friend request from a man named Bobby Jandu, in 2009, she had no reason to view it suspiciously. It was 2009 – everyone was expanding their Facebook networks. Bobby’s family was well-known in the Kenyan Punjabi Sikh community and the two shared many mutual friends online. Bobby’s younger brother, JJ, was dating Kirat’s younger cousin Simran. They were both in long-term relationships, and both posted frequently about their lives. Though the two had never met in person – Bobby, a cardiology assistant, bounced between the UK and Kenya, and Kirat, a marketing professional, lived in London – they stru...

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10 hours ago Studio One Forever review – affectionate look back at LA’s legendary gay club

Frequented by those looking for a refuge from homophobia, this documentary charts the history of the venue and the effort to save its cultural legacy‘It used to be paradise. Now it’s a straight club.” The dismay is obvious when a bunch of former regulars at Studio One, the legendary West Hollywood gay club, take a tour of the venue in 2019. From 1974 until 1993, 9pm to 2am, seven nights a week, men packed the dancefloor of Studio One. “It was the happiest place on Earth,” remembers one. Looking at the photographs you can almost smell the sweat. One ex employee says that so many guys were taking poppers you could get a head-rush high simply by breathing in on the dance floor.The story of Studio One is told in this affectionate, nostalgic documentary. Film-maker Marc Saltarelli interviews...

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19 hours ago Grand Theft Hamlet review: a hilarious and moving treat about staging Shakespeare in the notoriously violent video game

When two jobless actors got together to put on Hamlet entirely within the world of Grand Theft Auto, the result is murderously funny

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32 hours ago Members Club review – male strippers meet bloodthirsty witches in gory comedy horror

Hapless dance troupe Wet Dreams get a taste of the dark arts when they’re lured to a gig to raise the dead. Plus: a cameo from Peter AndreResolutely raunchy, gory, and very silly, this comedy horror is trashy for sure, but it’s mildly amusing and manages to deliver offensive gags that avoid outright misogyny. That’s no mean feat given the core plot is about a troupe of middle-aged male strippers who fall into a trap laid by a coven determined to raise a 16th-century witch from the dead. To complete this project, penises must be severed – a prospect our heroes aren’t keen on, for obvious reasons. You can imagine the elevator pitch: The Full Monty meets Necromancy, or some such.The leader of the strippers, who go by the handle Wet Dreams, is feckless, fiftysomething Alan (Dean Kilbey), a ...

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