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Darren Aronofsky Articles

The Whale debate: Offensive or groundbreaking?

The Whale debate: Offensive or groundbreaking?

Darren Aronofsky’s latest film The Whale is dividing audiences – including our film section! We debate if it’s worth your time
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Brendan Fraser and the failure of the fat suit

Brendan Fraser and the failure of the fat suit

Brendan Fraser has been critically praised for donning a fat suit in Aronofsky’s latest film, the question is: are fat suits still offensive?
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MANIFF 2020: Requiem for a Dream

MANIFF 2020: Requiem for a Dream

In his 2000 adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.’s novel, Darren Aronofsky creates a disturbing vision of isolation and addiction that remains just as today, writes James McCafferty
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Review: Mother!

From the director of Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan, comes an unrelenting nightmare starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem
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Keeping the Faith

Film Editor Sophie James explores the mixed relationship between the Bible and film
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Preview: Noah

Jack Crutcher discusses Darren Aronofsky’s cinematic turn from the balletic to the biblical
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