Cate Blanchett talks to Greg Williams.

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Sydney Sweeney’s transformation from pin-up to boxing bod in prep for this role was made much of in the press.
Cate Blanchett talks to Greg Williams.

Sydney Sweeney’s transformation from pin-up to boxing bod in prep for this role was made much of in the press.

Words by JANE CROWTHER Jeff Nichols taps a certain type of Americana with his tactile, evocative films, and his adaptation of Danny Lyon’s seminal photo-essay book,