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Black and white image showing two people from behind facing Prince Charles Cinema entrance with "More than just a cheap ticket" signage above.
Review

The Regulars review – sweet and relatable

by Oscar Aitchison

Cinema duty manager-turned-filmmaker Fil Freitas chronicles a fictionalised day in the life of the Prince Charles Cinema staff.

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Several people, including a pregnant woman, gathered in a room, with a clock on the wall.
Review

Young Mothers review – jumps from dramatic peak to dramatic peak

by Mark Asch

Belgium’s Dardenne brothers return with a typically emotive film about a group of very young women dealing with the dramas of childbirth.

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In Praise Of

In defence of the cinema date

by Gabrielle Sicam

Don’t listen to the naysayers – there’s nothing more romantic than the dark of the matinée.
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In Conversation

Eva Victor: 'I used the title as a way to reward myself once I wrote it'

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The writer/​director/​star of festival sensation, Sorry, Baby, on bellybutton piercings and finding a sombre humour and reflection in the subject of sexual abuse.
Red billboard with white text "LETS FIX EACH OTHERS HEARTS. VOTE JOE CROSS" featuring man in cowboy hat and uniform against blue sky.
Review

Eddington review – a deeply cynical film for deeply cynical times

by David Jenkins

Everyone and everything has a target painted on their ass in Ari Aster’s gaudy portrait of American decline.

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Two women lying on rocky ground in shadow, one wearing grey jumper and jeans, other in blue jacket and purple trousers.
Review

Sorry, Baby review – a film about holding on to each small, good thing

by Hannah Strong

A brilliant young academic struggles to come to terms with the aftermath of a sexual assault in Eva Victor’s moving dramedy.

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Review

My Grandmother Trelotótó review – a world of beautiful nostalgic imagery

by Nathan Lewis

Through various creative uses of non-fiction filmmaking, Catarina Ruivo crafts a poetic space to reanimate the memory of her beloved grandmother.

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Review

Nobody 2 review – a quick cash grab

by Oscar Aitchison

Bob Odenkirk is back as suburban dad/​deadly assassin Hutch Mansell in in a sequel that, ultimately, nobody will remember.

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Woman in red suit sits in grey chair against wooden slats. Large coastal mural shows red house on rocky shore behind her.
Review

Unmoored review – jars its own style

by Oscar Aitchison

Allegations made against the husband of a Swedish TV presenter drive the plot of Caroline Ingvarsson’s slow-burn debut feature.

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Review

Materialists review – earnest but underbaked romantic dramedy

by Laura Venning

An elite NYC matchmaker finds herself torn between money and love in Celine Song’s sophomore feature.

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