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INSIDE FILM: ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Bugonia’ and the forthcoming ‘The Secret Agent’ strike overt parallels to modern politics and the ongoing clown show of Donald Trump’s second term. But few have been saying it all out loud on the awards circuit this year, writes Xan Brooks

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A panned documentary might be the least of Ratner's worries.

Melania, however, cost significantly more than a typical documentary, at $40m to make and $35m to promote

The long-awaited second season of the much-loved thriller is set to conclude this weekend

Even $35 million in marketing can only achieve so much.

The performance stands in sharp contrast to the film’s digital reception. On social media, Melania has been widely derided as a glossy vanity project, with critics dismissing it as stage-managed and self-promotional. Viral jokes and conspiracy-tinged commentary framed the film as emblematic of Trump-era excess. Yet the theatre turnout tells…

Brett Ratner’s film about the first lady performed better than expected on its opening day

The DOJ now claims it was "an administrative error."