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Editorial

Antonella Sudasassi on Memories of a Burning Body: “Sex is something we need to survive.”

London Palestine Film Festival Founder: “This is revolutionary cinema”

Why I started writing poetry

The creaturely universe of Andrea Arnold

The Seed of the Sacred Fig review—a timely thriller on the oppressive nature of theocracy

2073 review—Chris Marker’s La Jetée updated for a society of surveillance

“She goes into her belly. She goes into her flesh” : Noémie Merlant on becoming Emmanuelle

Writing distance: James Baldwin in Istanbul

“Let’s see what is erotic” : Audrey Diwan on creating Emmanuelle

The Tampopo guide to eating ramen

Bad Taste? Style in The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover

Life as art: Kim Min-hee in the films of Hong Sang-soo

Politics and the art of touch

The many seasons of the witch

With A Nice Indian Boy, Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni are reinventing the rom-com in their own image

The gospel according to Francis Mallmann

Conclave review—papal thriller elects Edward Berger as one of our greatest directors

Hard Truths review—Mike Leigh’s return to London is a masterclass in grief

Ali Abbasi on The Apprentice: “This isn’t a Trump movie, it’s a transformation movie”

London Film Festival ’24: Ten unmissable gems

N0.10 The Word – 2025