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How I actually enjoyed the ending: A How I Met Your Mother retrospective

How I actually enjoyed the ending: A How I Met Your Mother retrospective

As far as bad endings go, How I Met Your Mother’s was doomed since its inception. But why? And what could have saved the show?
Born To Die 10 Years On: Did Lana Del Rey make the best pop record of the 2010s?

Born To Die 10 Years On: Did Lana Del Rey make the best pop record of the 2010s?

As Lana Del Rey’s seminal album Born To Die turns 10, Sarah Taylor looks back at its legacy and influence.
The World of Wong Kar-Wai: A retrospective of the Hong Kong auteur

The World of Wong Kar-Wai: A retrospective of the Hong Kong auteur

Remasterings of the major works of Wong Kar-Wai feature timeless and urgent love stories and pay homage to the city of Hong Kong
DéjàReview: The Shining

DéjàReview: The Shining

Kubrick’s most controversial film based of the Steven King novel of the same name, The Shining, is revisited by writer Tom Kuson
Déjà-Review: Blue Valentine

Déjà-Review: Blue Valentine

Love, loss and everything in between, Deputy Film Editor Josh Sandy takes a look back at Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine