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Sex, drugs, corruption and excess are all on the agenda in Damien Chazelle’s sprawling drama about life in 1930s Hollywood. Diego Calva is Manny, a Mexican immigrant who accidentally stumbles into a job at a motion-picture studio. Working his way up through the system, he lives through the parties,

crimes and backroom deals of the era when the movies were transitioning from silent to sound. Brad Pitt (left) stars as a fading matinee idol, while Margot Robbie (right) lights up the screen as a hellraising starlet in a lavishly produced and visually stunning epic that, while on the long side, certainly delivers a lot of bang for its buck. If you’d like a more sober take on the transition from silents to talkies, Singin’ In The Rain and The Artist are both available to rent. To rent and buy from Tuesday, Amazon Prime Video, Sky