FILM
January/February 2013
The author of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was a great conservative writer
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January/February 2013
A glut of superb performances in 2012 reflects a rising general standard in the actor’s craft
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December 2012
Thomas Vinterberg's chilling new movie questions our assumptions about youthful innocence
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November 2012
Great acting cannot save Paul Thomas Anderson's ponderous new Scientology movie, The Master
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Written each month by Standpoint's regular film critic, Peter Whittle, and occasional guest columnists
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