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Two young people, a boy and a girl, seated on stools and engaged in conversation in a workshop-like setting with various tools and equipment visible.
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Youth (Spring) – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

The Chinese master of slow cinema covers life in some of the country’s 18,000 garment factories in this sprawling but focused documentary.
A man with a serious expression and a young woman with a worried look, both sitting in a dark setting.
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The Animal Kingdom – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Thomas Cailley presents a highly original sci-fi film that serves as an empathetic parable for real life intolerance of physical and neurological otherness.
A young woman with long, dark hair wearing a green, low-cut top stands in front of a pink, hazy background.
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How to Have Sex – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A group of teenage girls embark on a wild post-exam holiday in Molly Manning Walker’s evocative feature debut.
A man wearing a brown tweed jacket and cap standing on a beach, with a blue sea and hills in the background.
In Praise Of

The unearthly charisma of Burt Lancaster

by Chloe Walker

As Local Hero returns to cinemas, we celebrate the singular talent of an enduring screen presence.
Two adults, a woman with curly hair and a man wearing a hat, standing outside in a town setting.
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – first-look review

by David Jenkins

It’s an improvement on the execrable Crystal Skull, but James Mangold’s exhumation of the Spielberg adventure serial is both tame and unnecessary.
Two people sat in a grassy field, one wearing a white shirt and the other a blue shirt.
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The Delinquents – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This deadpan philosophical crime caper from Argentina’s Rodrigo Moreno is a meandering and hilarious delight from end to end.
Two faces in close-up, with soft, warm lighting. One person is turned slightly away, with an introspective expression.
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The Sweet East – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Talia Ryder stars as a high school student who becomes embroiled in various precarious situations on the east coast of America in Sean Price Williams’ feature debut.
Two children running through a lush, green forest.
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Monster – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest, scored by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, is a dense, shape-shifting drama that grows more scattered as it progresses.
Crowd of people sledging on snowy slope in city, with sleds and buildings in background.
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Occupied City – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steve McQueen’s documentary contrasting present-day Amsterdam with its past occupation by the Nazis is a testament to the changing face of history.
A woman with blonde hair and makeup wearing a dress, leaning against a wall in a black and white image with a pink filter.
In Praise Of

Frances Ha understands the power of female friendship

by Ellie O'Brien

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s 2013 dramedy is a perfect encapsulation of the uncertainty of your twenties – and how friendship is its own kind of romance.