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Hors de Temps – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Olivier Assayas offers a wistful, meandering and amusingly philosophical exploration of life during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Meet the artist behind the Scottish Curling Championship’s stunning ice art

Hendrick’s Gin teamed up with Orla Stevens to add a splash of colour to this year’s competition.
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A Family – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Author and regular Claire Denis collaborator Christine Angot creates a harrowing portrait of a family collectively suppressing its traumas.
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Dahomey – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Mati Diop offers a creative and moving guide to discussing anti-colonialist action in her very fine follow-up to 2019’s Atlantics.
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L’Empire – first-look review

by David Jenkins

A lunatic piece of sci-fi social realism in which Bruno Dumont brings flying churches and sexed-up aliens to France’s Opal Coast.
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The Cats of Gokogu Shrine – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

In the Japanese costal town Ushimado, a colony of stray cats eke out a fraught existence alongside the human residents, documented by filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda.
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Love Lies Bleeding – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A drifting bodybuilder and a reclusive gym employee fall hard for each other with devastating consequences in Rose Glass’s explosive thriller.
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What to watch at home in February

by Anton Bitel

Killer sloths and a Kubrick classic are among the best new releases hitting physical media and digital this month.
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The Outrun – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman battling alcoholism on the Orkney Isles in Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrott’s bestselling memoir.
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Crossing – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A retired Georgian teacher sets out to reunite with her estranged niece in Istanbul in Levan Akin’s compassionate third feature.