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A dozen movie Easter eggs to feast on
Pink smoke, pigs and Pixar  
A dozen movie Easter eggs to feast on
Hidden references and in-jokes in cinema can be an acquired taste, but here’s a festive selection of the best arch nods for aficionados to enjoy
Picks of the week
How we made Muriel’s Wedding  
‘No one wanted a film about a plus-sized thief and liar’
‘No one wanted a film about a plus-sized thief and liar’
Warfare  
Boot camp, matching tattoos and mutual head-shaving
Boot camp, matching tattoos and mutual head-shaving
Julie Christie at 85  
20 best films – ranked!
20 best films – ranked!
‘My heart broke’  
Director Ryan Coogler on Chadwick Boseman and his new film
Director Ryan Coogler on Chadwick Boseman and his new film
A New Kind of Wilderness  
Death transformed a loving family – and shaped a remarkable film
Death transformed a loving family – and shaped a remarkable film
Florence Pugh’s skyscraper stunt positions her as the new Tom Cruise
Stuart Heritage
Florence Pugh’s skyscraper stunt positions her as the new Tom Cruise
 
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Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Engaged couple’s sweet, strange colonial era hide-and-seek
Grand Tour  
Engaged couple’s sweet, strange colonial era hide-and-seek
Miguel Gomes’s beguiling and bewildering story follows a jittery fiance fleeing his intended across the British empire, and her hot pursuit
This week's reviews
Kaiju No 8: Mission Recon  
The fury and rawness of battle as monsters keep coming
The fury and rawness of battle as monsters keep coming
Abortion Dream Team  
Dynamic study of activists resisting Poland’s near-total ban
Dynamic study of activists resisting Poland’s near-total ban
Warfare  
Film-makers’ message gets lost in the deafening blizzard of battle
Film-makers’ message gets lost in the deafening blizzard of battle
The Balcony Movie  
Funny/sad film that offers a view into strangers’ lives
Funny/sad film that offers a view into strangers’ lives
The Penguin Lessons  
Steve Coogan seabird comedy drama tries to sell feelgood mood
Steve Coogan seabird comedy drama tries to sell feelgood mood
We recommend
Weird and faintly surreal Gulf war adventure from David O Russell
Three Kings  
Weird and faintly surreal Gulf war adventure from David O Russell
A strange flavour, but this is an enjoyable and intelligent action film
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