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Hallow Road review – heavily signposted horror

By Katherine McLaughlin

Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys navigate parental fears in Babak Anvari’s gripping yet shaky psychological thriller.

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Final Destination: Bloodlines review – an absurd, grotesque film for our absurd, grotesque times

By Hannah Strong

Death comes a-calling once more in this long-overdue sixth instalment into the most morbid horror franchise around.

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Magic Farm review – Amalia Ulman has plenty up her sleeve

By Emily Maskell

Amalia Ulman flexes her satirical writing chops, but her latest would have benefitted from more Chloë Sevigny and Simon Rex.

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Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning review – delivers the big swings

By David Jenkins

Ethan and the team take another crack at foiling a self-learning AI monster that’s hellbent on a global apocalypse.

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It’s Not Me review – an innovative homage to Carax’s main muse

By David Jenkins

Leos Carax delves through his own personal archive in this glorious essay film that’s in thrall to Jean-Luc Godard.

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Seeking Mavis Beacon review – Delightful search for missing icon

By Thomas Boyd

This inquisitive and thoughtful doc takes the massively-popular digital typing school programme as its cue for adventure.

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Motel Destino review – a sleazy stay in a neon nightmare

By Rafa Sales Ross

A young enforcer for a Brazilian gangster finds himself hiding out at a sleazy sex hotel in Karim Aïnouz’s neo-noir.

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The Wedding Banquet review – an unexpected delight

By Laura Venning

Anchored by a talented cast clearly having the time of their lives, Andrew Ahn’s new banquet is a bit of a treat.

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The Extraordinary Miss Flower review – an eccentric music doc

By David Jenkins

Unearthed love letters provide creative fuel for Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini in this charming, music-fuelled character study.

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Thunderbolts* review – the best Marvel film in a while

By Fatima Sheriff

There's a lot of superficial fun to be had with this superhero romp, which hasn’t been the case in the MCU for a long while.

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Until Dawn review – an insulting parade of tedium

By Esther Rosenfield

David F Sandberg's tangentially related adaptation of Supermassive Games' horror hit forgets what made its video game source material so great.

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The Accountant 2 review – tonally wild and uneven but oddly sweet

By Hannah Strong

Ben Affleck's autistic hitman with a gift for numbers returns in Gavin O'Connor's mismatched action thriller.

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Julie Keeps Quiet review – a slick, steely piece of storytelling

By David Jenkins

A young tennis star refuses to open about an abusive coach in Leonardo Van Dijl’s impressive feature debut.

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Cloud review – all-time bleakest episode of Only Fools and Horses

By Josh Slater-Williams

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest treads similar thematic territory to his prescient 2001 cyberhorror, through the prism of an e-commerce, vengeance-fuelled thriller.

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The Legend of Ochi review – well-crafted but tame family adventure

By Isaac Feldberg

A shy young girl embarks on a mission to save a mystical creature in Isaiah Saxon's throwback to the days of Amblin greatness.

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The Ugly Stepsister review – a mean-spirited Cinderella story

By Hannah Strong

Emilie Blichfeldt takes on medieval beauty standards in this gory reframing of the Brothers Grimm's classic take on Cinderella.

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April review – eerily elusive, superbly acted and crafted

By Rafa Sales Ross

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s stark Georgian drama follows an obstetrician who moonlights as an abortionist, as she is accused of interfering with her patients.

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