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<p>‘I had become very tired of the trope of the toxic father’: Brendan Gleeson stars in ‘H is for Hawk</p>
Interview

Brendan Gleeson: ‘I’m more into enjoying life than being pretty’

The Oscar-nominated star of ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ talks to Patrick Smith about ‘H Is for Hawk’, the Irish attitude to death, toxic scripts, the dangers of overenthusiastic parenting, and actors losing their looks

Inside Film

<p>Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’</p>
Inside Film

How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?

Elon Musk, JD Vance and Giorgia Meloni have all described JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novels as fundamental to their respective world views – but it’d be too easy to claim they’ve simply misunderstood the text, writes Xan Brooks
<p>Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’</p>
Inside Film

Timothée Supreme: How Chalamet finally escaped boy-next-door purgatory

The ‘Dune’ star’s new, Golden Globe-winning role as ping-pong prodigy Marty Mauser is a watershed moment for an actor whose ascendant career has not been without its teething issues, writes Xan Brooks

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