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Xan Brooks

Columnist

Xan Brooks is a journalist, author and broadcaster. His latest novel is ‘The Catchers’

<p>Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s forthcoming horror</p>

Frankenstein might be the most urgent and timely blockbuster of 2025

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The Breathless tribute that (unsurprisingly) charmed Cannes

<p>Lily Collias in 'Good One'</p>

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<p>The man, the myth: Nicolas Cage in ‘The Surfer’</p>

Nicolas Cage has spent years playing himself – but the best actors do