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You Were Never Really Here – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Joaquin Phoenix bares his soul in Lynne Ramsay’s noir-tinged New York thriller.
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The Rider – first look review

by Elena Lazic

Chloe Zhao’s hushed neo western offers a feminist perspective on a man in crisis.
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Radiance – first look review

by David Jenkins

Naomi Kawase channels Mills and Boon in this romance about the world of film audio description.
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A Gentle Creature – first look review

by David Jenkins

Corruption and vice reign supreme in Sergei Loznitsa’s punishingly bleak descent into the bowels of Russia.
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Top of the Lake: China Girl – first look review

by Matt Hoffman

Jane Campion and Elisabeth Moss return for a brilliant second season of this atmospheric crime saga.
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Good Time – first look review

by David Jenkins

Robert Pattinson slays it as a petty hood on a downward spiral in the Safdie brothers’ ace crime thriller.
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Jeune Femme – first look review

by David Jenkins

This delectable French coming-of-age farce is powered by a stunning central performance from actor Laetitia Dosch.
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The Beguiled – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sofia Coppola stuns the Cannes crowd with an intoxicating film about repressed female sexuality.
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The Day After – first look review

by Manuela Lazic

Another day, another delicate, insightful gem from Korean director Hong Sang-soo.
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A nasty case of dramatic inertia blights Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest black comedy.