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Trenque Lauquen: an epic hymn to the unclassifiable

By Arjun Sajip

Trenque Lauquen: an epic hymn to the unclassifiable
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Anselm: Wim Wenders’s innovative 3D documentary immerses the viewer in the art of Anselm Kiefer

By Katie McCabe

Anselm: Wim Wenders’s innovative 3D documentary immerses the viewer in the art of Anselm Kiefer
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‘Horrifyingly graphic’ Saving Private Ryan reviewed in 1998

By John Wrathall

‘Horrifyingly graphic’ Saving Private Ryan reviewed in 1998
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Femme: a modern erotic thriller with looks to kill

By Simran Hans

Femme: a modern erotic thriller with looks to kill
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Fallen Leaves second look review: a return to the small, ordinary beauty of Kaurismäkiland

By Philip Concannon

Fallen Leaves second look review: a return to the small, ordinary beauty of Kaurismäkiland
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Eileen: a dark, enticing, heady genre blend

By Caitlin Quinlan

Eileen: a dark, enticing, heady genre blend
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Girl: a Glasgow flat becomes a fragile sanctuary in this deeply empathetic mother and daughter story

By Leila Latif

Girl: a Glasgow flat becomes a fragile sanctuary in this deeply empathetic mother and daughter story
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Queendom: a Russian drag artist fashions her body as a site of protest in this immensely sympathetic documentary

By Guy Lodge

Queendom: a Russian drag artist fashions her body as a site of protest in this immensely sympathetic documentary
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Godzilla Minus One: the 70 year old titan of terror returns for some spectacular city-stomping

By Kim Newman

Godzilla Minus One: the 70 year old titan of terror returns for some spectacular city-stomping
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Tish: a tender portrait of British documentary photographer Tish Murtha

By Nick Bradshaw

Tish: a tender portrait of British documentary photographer Tish Murtha
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Is There Anybody Out There?: a refreshingly honest exploration of ableism

By Lillian Crawford

Is There Anybody Out There?: a refreshingly honest exploration of ableism
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Napoleon: Ridley Scott’s confident biopic confirms his own status as a cinematic general

By Jonathan Romney

Napoleon: Ridley Scott’s confident biopic confirms his own status as a cinematic general
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Saltburn: an ostentatious black comedy designed to shock

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Saltburn: an ostentatious black comedy designed to shock
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Mami Wata: bold visual style matches mythic reach in this Nigerian epic

By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Mami Wata: bold visual style matches mythic reach in this Nigerian epic
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The Marvels: Nia DaCosta blends action and farce in this good-natured fantasy adventure

By Kim Newman

The Marvels: Nia DaCosta blends action and farce in this good-natured fantasy adventure
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The Eternal Memory: Maite Alberdi’s unexpectedly romantic documentary depicts Alzheimer’s in the context of coupledom

By Nick Bradshaw

The Eternal Memory: Maite Alberdi’s unexpectedly romantic documentary depicts Alzheimer’s in the context of coupledom
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Give Me Pity: Amanda Kramer’s sparkling 1980s TV daydream moves to its own demented rhythm

By Christina Newland

Give Me Pity: Amanda Kramer’s sparkling 1980s TV daydream moves to its own demented rhythm
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Dream Scenario: Nic Cage is the man of everyone’s dreams in this surreal satire of online exposure

By Anton Bitel

Dream Scenario: Nic Cage is the man of everyone’s dreams in this surreal satire of online exposure
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Bottoms: Emma Seligman delivers a knockout high-school sex comedy

By Clara Bradbury-Rance

Bottoms: Emma Seligman delivers a knockout high-school sex comedy
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Fingernails: this slippery dystopian romcom tests the limits of love

By Stephanie Bunbury

Fingernails: this slippery dystopian romcom tests the limits of love
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Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry: life comes into bloom for a middle-aged shop owner in this gentle Georgian drama

By Arjun Sajip

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry: life comes into bloom for a middle-aged shop owner in this gentle Georgian drama
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Cat Person: this messy adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s viral short story is devoid of nuance

By Rebecca Harrison

Cat Person: this messy adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s viral short story is devoid of nuance
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20,000 Species of Bees: Basque in the sunshine of this intelligent queer drama

By Sophia Satchell Baeza

20,000 Species of Bees: Basque in the sunshine of this intelligent queer drama
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It Lives Inside: the clichés creak as much as the floorboards in this disappointing horror

By Anne Billson

It Lives Inside: the clichés creak as much as the floorboards in this disappointing horror
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Killers of the Flower Moon second-look review: a landmark achievement for Martin Scorsese

By Catherine Wheatley

Killers of the Flower Moon second-look review: a landmark achievement for Martin Scorsese
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Our River... Our Sky: this Iraq War drama sacrifices depth for legibility

By Ehsan Khoshbakht

Our River... Our Sky: this Iraq War drama sacrifices depth for legibility
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Foe: Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan bring life to this cautionary cloning tale

By Sam Davies

Foe: Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan bring life to this cautionary cloning tale
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Dalíland: a one-dimensional portrait of Salvador Dalí’s twilight years

By Annabel Bai Jackson

Dalíland: a one-dimensional portrait of Salvador Dalí’s twilight years
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget: an endearing second helping of fowl play

By Leigh Singer

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget: an endearing second helping of fowl play
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