Peter Gray

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Interview: Annemarie Jacir on Palestine 36 , collective memory and refusing to let history be erased; “There is no other choice except to continue”

By: Peter Gray

History may be written in retrospect, but Annemarie Jacir has little interest in treating it as something safely contained in the past.

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Interview: Threshold directors Lars and Torsten Brinkema on Jessie Diggins, redefining strength and the limits of endurance

By: Peter Gray

For Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins, the “pain cave” has long represented the place an elite athlete willingly enters when the body is screaming to stop, but the mind insists it can keep going.

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Film Review: The Dog Stars ; Ridley Scott's latest is caught between quiet reflection and blockbuster spectacle

By: Peter Gray

There's a fascinating film buried somewhere within The Dog Stars . It's quieter than its marketing suggests, more interested in grief, loneliness

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Bruno Mars expands The Romantic Tour with new dates across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Mexico City

By: Peter Gray

Bruno Mars is officially heading back Down Under, and he's bringing some very good company with him.

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Interview: Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly on choosing love when infinite possibilities exist in Dark Matter Season 2

By: Peter Gray

Apple TV's Dark Matter has always used its high-concept science fiction to ask deeply human questions.

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Interview: Selina Miles talks Silenced and the difference between having a voice and being free to use it

By: Peter Gray

The act of speaking out is so often framed as an inherently empowering one. But what happens when telling your story comes with the threat of

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Interview: Armie Hammer on returning to acting, finding gratitude and the controversy of Citizen Vigilante ; “This is the thing that makes my soul sing.”

By: Peter Gray

Few films arrive quietly when they star Armie Hammer Citizen Vigilante , the latest provocation from writer-director Uwe Boll, certainly hasn't.

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Interview: Noah Centineo talks playing Ken in Street Fighter ; “This version is all about finding himself.”

By: Peter Gray

For all the Hadoukens, roundhouses and larger-than-life personalities synonymous with Street Fighter Noah Centineo sees something surprisingly vulnerable underneath Ken Masters' famous bleached-blonde exterior.

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Florence Pugh takes centre stage in first trailer for Netflix's East of Eden

By: Peter Gray

John Steinbeck 's sprawling American classic is receiving a new interpretation, with Florence Pugh stepping into one of literature's most formidable roles in Netflix's upcoming limited series East of Eden

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Interview: Devon Sawa on The Girl in the River , understanding evil, and the homicide detective who inspired his performance

By: Peter Gray

There's a necessary emotional armour that comes with spending your life staring at the worst things human beings can do.