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April: dread inhabits every frame of Déa Kulumbegashvili’s brilliant abortion drama

Déa Kulumbegashvili follows up her masterpiece Beginning (2020) with an unflinching story of a Georgian obstetrician whose career is threatened by her reputation as an abortionist.

By Jessica Kiang

April: dread inhabits every frame of Déa Kulumbegashvili’s brilliant abortion drama

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Cloud: an online hustle turns deadly in Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s violent, freewheeling thriller

By Nicolas Rapold

Cloud: an online hustle turns deadly in Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s violent, freewheeling thriller

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Marital arts: Pride & Prejudice reviewed in 2005

By Jessica Winter

Marital arts: Pride & Prejudice reviewed in 2005

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Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story: elegant documentary is dazzled by the glamour of Irish author’s life

By Nicole Flattery

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story: elegant documentary is dazzled by the glamour of Irish author’s life

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The Return: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche bring ferocity to this stripped back reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey

By Ben Nicholson

The Return: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche bring ferocity to this stripped back reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey

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One to One: John & Yoko: Kevin Macdonald’s documentary finds new angles to the Lennon and Ono story

By Sam Davies

One to One: John & Yoko: Kevin Macdonald’s documentary finds new angles to the Lennon and Ono story

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Holy Cow: thoughtful coming-of-age tale about a teen Comté-maker resists cheesiness

By Simran Hans

Holy Cow: thoughtful coming-of-age tale about a teen Comté-maker resists cheesiness

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A Minecraft Movie: videogame block-buster has moments of cross-generational joy

By Anton Bitel

A Minecraft Movie: videogame block-buster has moments of cross-generational joy

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Four Mothers: comic spark shines through the farce in this pertly scripted crowd-pleaser

By Nick Davis

Four Mothers: comic spark shines through the farce in this pertly scripted crowd-pleaser

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The Woman in the Yard: not your garden variety trauma horror

By Adam Nayman

The Woman in the Yard: not your garden variety trauma horror

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The Most Precious of Cargoes: animated Holocaust fable cannot carry the weight of its subject matter

By Tara Judah

The Most Precious of Cargoes: animated Holocaust fable cannot carry the weight of its subject matter

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The End: bunker-bound billionaires make a song and dance of the apocalypse

By Jonathan Romney

The End: bunker-bound billionaires make a song and dance of the apocalypse

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The Alto Knights: a double dose of De Niro can’t save this cluttered true-crime story

By Kate Stables

The Alto Knights: a double dose of De Niro can’t save this cluttered true-crime story

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Misericordia: mercy is a messy business in Alain Guiraudie’s teasing rural melodrama

By Ben Walters

Misericordia: mercy is a messy business in Alain Guiraudie’s teasing rural melodrama

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The Stimming Pool: a truly radical cinematic exploration of neurodiversity

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Stimming Pool: a truly radical cinematic exploration of neurodiversity

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La cocina: tensions boil over in Alonso Ruizpalacios’s frenzied New York kitchen drama

By Maria Delgado

La cocina: tensions boil over in Alonso Ruizpalacios’s frenzied New York kitchen drama

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Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other: elegant portrait of an artist marriage

By Nick Bradshaw

Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other: elegant portrait of an artist marriage

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Santosh: Indian police drama explores the messy intersections of class, gender and caste

By Bedatri D. Choudhury

Santosh: Indian police drama explores the messy intersections of class, gender and caste

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NE ZHA 2: the demonic wunderkind returns for a convoluted Chinese odyssey

By David West

NE ZHA 2: the demonic wunderkind returns for a convoluted Chinese odyssey

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Black Bag: Steven Soderbergh’s scenes from a spy marriage

By Mark Asch

Black Bag: Steven Soderbergh’s scenes from a spy marriage

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Sister Midnight: a lush, hallucinatory journey through an arranged marriage

By Arjun Sajip

Sister Midnight: a lush, hallucinatory journey through an arranged marriage

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The Rule of Jenny Pen: John Lithgow terrorises the elderly with a glove puppet in this one-note nursing home nasty

By Leigh Singer

The Rule of Jenny Pen: John Lithgow terrorises the elderly with a glove puppet in this one-note nursing home nasty

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Detective Chinatown 1900: high spectacle Chinese blockbuster turns back time for a muddled prequel

By Daniella Alconaba

Detective Chinatown 1900: high spectacle Chinese blockbuster turns back time for a muddled prequel

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Restless: a surprising nightmare neighbour thriller

By Anton Bitel

Restless: a surprising nightmare neighbour thriller

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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found: Raoul Peck’s political tribute to a pioneering South African photographer

By Annabel Bai Jackson

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found: Raoul Peck’s political tribute to a pioneering South African photographer

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On Falling: Laura Carreira’s chilling debut explores the human cost of the gig economy

By Rachel Pronger

On Falling: Laura Carreira’s chilling debut explores the human cost of the gig economy

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Tornado: John Maclean brings exhilarating samurai action to Scotland

By Leigh Singer

Tornado: John Maclean brings exhilarating samurai action to Scotland

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Blue Moon: Ethan Hawke feels unstoppable in Richard Linklater’s loving Broadway biopic

By Nicolas Rapold

Blue Moon: Ethan Hawke feels unstoppable in Richard Linklater’s loving Broadway biopic

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Dreams (Sex Love): Norwegian trilogy concludes with a candid story of teen desire

By David Katz

Dreams (Sex Love): Norwegian trilogy concludes with a candid story of teen desire

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The Last Showgirl: a cautious comeback vehicle for Pamela Anderson

By Jessica Kiang

The Last Showgirl: a cautious comeback vehicle for Pamela Anderson