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Relay: Riz Ahmed proves an enigmatic action hero in this slick tech thriller

Ahmed stars Ash, a go-between for corporate whistleblowers, in Justin Piasecki and David Mackenzie’s smart surveillance conspiracy plot.

By Kim Newman

Relay: Riz Ahmed proves an enigmatic action hero in this slick tech thriller

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Palestine 36: a broad primer on a complex period in Palestinian history

By Rachel Pronger

Palestine 36: a broad primer on a complex period in Palestinian history

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Bugonia: Yorgos Lanthimos masters the bleakest side of conspiracy satire

By Travis Jeppesen

Bugonia: Yorgos Lanthimos masters the bleakest side of conspiracy satire

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With Hasan in Gaza: Rediscovered footage creates a powerful portrait of Palestinian life under occupation

By Arron Kennon

With Hasan in Gaza: Rediscovered footage creates a powerful portrait of Palestinian life under occupation

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The Mastermind: Kelly Reichardt pulls off a perfect slow heist movie

By Nicolas Rapold

The Mastermind: Kelly Reichardt pulls off a perfect slow heist movie

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Below the Clouds: documentary tribute to Naples is filled with sepulchral melancholy

By Nick James

Below the Clouds: documentary tribute to Naples is filled with sepulchral melancholy

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The Stranger: François Ozon’s insightful re-reading of Camus’ classic novella explores themes of queerness and Algerian identity

By Jonathan Romney

The Stranger: François Ozon’s insightful re-reading of Camus’ classic novella explores themes of queerness and Algerian identity

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Souleymane’s Story: a Guinean in Paris seeks the perfect tale to secure asylum in Boris Lojkine’s affecting migration drama

By Ben Nicholson

Souleymane’s Story: a Guinean in Paris seeks the perfect tale to secure asylum in Boris Lojkine’s affecting migration drama

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Plainclothes: a gay policeman goes undercover in Carmen Emmi’s tense directorial debut

By Alex Davidson

Plainclothes: a gay policeman goes undercover in Carmen Emmi’s tense directorial debut

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Good Boy: doggy ghost story goes for creeping dread over shocks

By Kim Newman

Good Boy: doggy ghost story goes for creeping dread over shocks

From the Sight and Sound archive

Perfect Blue: Kon Satoshi’s twisted pop dream

By Jonathan Romney

Perfect Blue: Kon Satoshi’s twisted pop dream

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Rose of Nevada: a remarkably beautiful Cornish time-loop drama

By Jonathan Romney

Rose of Nevada: a remarkably beautiful Cornish time-loop drama

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Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students: Claire Simon’s touching documentary explores the universality of Ernaux’s writing

By Laura Venning

Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students: Claire Simon’s touching documentary explores the universality of Ernaux’s writing

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Urchin: Harris Dickinson’s distinctive debut suggests an exciting career behind the camera lies ahead

By Philip Concannon

Urchin: Harris Dickinson’s distinctive debut suggests an exciting career behind the camera lies ahead

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Maspalomas: an older gay man gets his mojo back after a stroke in this familiar feel-good comedy

By Neil Young

Maspalomas: an older gay man gets his mojo back after a stroke in this familiar feel-good comedy

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Invention: low budget meta experiment captures the uncanniness of grief

By Dylan Huw

Invention: low budget meta experiment captures the uncanniness of grief

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Ellis Park: a Warren Ellis documentary in synch with its generous subject

By Leigh Singer

Ellis Park: a Warren Ellis documentary in synch with its generous subject

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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: passion takes a backseat in this earnest modern love story

By Ben Nicholson

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: passion takes a backseat in this earnest modern love story

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The Wizard of the Kremlin: a westernised take on Putin’s rise to power

By Travis Jeppesen

The Wizard of the Kremlin: a westernised take on Putin’s rise to power

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One Battle After Another: There’s so much to relish in Paul Thomas Anderson’s political cat-and-mice caper

By Nick Bradshaw

One Battle After Another: There’s so much to relish in Paul Thomas Anderson’s political cat-and-mice caper

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Brides: teen runaway movie tackles a dark subject with a fizzy teen spirit

By Kate Stables

Brides: teen runaway movie tackles a dark subject with a fizzy teen spirit

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The Glassworker: Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature wears its Studio Ghibli inspirations on its sleeve

By Nick Bradshaw

The Glassworker: Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature wears its Studio Ghibli inspirations on its sleeve

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Ebony & Ivory: Jim Hosking stages an intervention against easy-bake biopics with an absurd pop-icon fantasy

By Adam Nayman

Ebony & Ivory: Jim Hosking stages an intervention against easy-bake biopics with an absurd pop-icon fantasy

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Islands: Sam Riley is superb as a burned-out tennis pro in this slippery summer noir

By Tom Charity

Islands: Sam Riley is superb as a burned-out tennis pro in this slippery summer noir

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues: the rockers reunite for a self-congratulatory meta-sequel

By Leigh Singer

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues: the rockers reunite for a self-congratulatory meta-sequel

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“Consistently convincing, generally hilarious”: This Is Spinal Tap reviewed in 1984

By Kim Newman

“Consistently convincing, generally hilarious”: This Is Spinal Tap reviewed in 1984

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Left-Handed Girl: a Taiwanese comedy with a wild, whirling sense of momentum

By Adam Nayman

Left-Handed Girl: a Taiwanese comedy with a wild, whirling sense of momentum

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Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro’s creation plays like a grand gothic fairytale

By Catherine Bray

Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro’s creation plays like a grand gothic fairytale

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Sacrifice: celebrity-stuffed eco-satire takes aim at the virtue signalling of wealthy elites

By Adam Nayman

Sacrifice: celebrity-stuffed eco-satire takes aim at the virtue signalling of wealthy elites

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Back Home: Tsai Ming-liang lets the landscape of a rural Laos village speak for itself

By Travis Jeppesen

Back Home: Tsai Ming-liang lets the landscape of a rural Laos village speak for itself