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The carnival comes to town in the first trailer for Nightmare Alley

by Charles Bramesco

Step right up to see Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara in Guillermo del Toro’s period psychothriller!
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Everything we know about Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza

by Charles Bramesco

The writer/​director is returning to his SoCal roots for his hotly-anticipated next picture, which hit cinemas in November.
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Festivals

The Humans – first-look review

by Saffron Maeve

Stephen Karam adapts his own Tony Award-winning family drama with the help of an impressive ensemble cast.
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Mark Cousins on The Story of Looking and his screen epiphanies

by Mark Cousins

Ahead of the release of his new documentary, the director shares some of the film moments that have stayed with him.
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Festivals

The Mad Woman’s Ball – first-look review

by Erin Brady

A woman who sees spirits is committed to a psychiatric hospital in this book adaptation by Mélanie Laurent.
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Festivals

Encounter – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Riz Ahmed is a father on a mission to save his sons from an extraterrestrial threat in Michael Pearce’s complex sci-fi drama.
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A new film season explores the relationship between autism and cinema

by Matthew Mulcahy

The Barbican’s programme includes a diverse selection of work that puts neurodiverse voices front and centre.
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The Forgiven – first-look review

by Saffron Maeve

Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes spend a fateful weekend in Morocco in John Michael McDonagh’s scabrous class satire.
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye – first look review

by Charles Bramesco

Jessica Chastain goes all-out in Michael Showalter’s superficial biopic of televangelist Tammy Faye Messner.
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Neptune Frost – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman ponder post-colonisation in this percussive, transcendental Afrofuturist musical.