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Neruda – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The great Pablo Larraín delivers a stirring, soaring portrait of Chile’s most treasured poet.
Two couples embracing, with two men in suits standing in the background.
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Slack Bay – first look review

by David Jenkins

Director Bruno Dumont invites us on a French sea-side holiday with a macabre twist.
A group of people standing in an office environment, including a woman in a dark jacket holding a young child and a man in a suit next to them.
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I, Daniel Blake – first look review

by David Jenkins

Ken Loach returns to Cannes with a ranty anti-government, anti-bureaucracy screed. Not all of it lands.
Three people in a field: a man with curly hair wearing a black top, a woman with blonde hair wearing a green jumper, and an older man wearing a red jacket and cap.
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Staying Vertical – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

French director Alain Guiraudie follows up Stranger by the Lake with another alluring and elliptical thriller.
Elderly woman in striped jumper speaking with a man in a suit, both looking serious, in a domestic setting with frames and household items on the shelves behind them.
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Sieranevada – first look review

by David Jenkins

One of the progenitors of the Romanian New Wave returns to the Cannes competition with a rambling family drama.
A woman with auburn hair, wearing a white blouse, gazes intently at the camera against a blurred natural backdrop.
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Café Society – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Despite an effervescent Kristen Stewart, Woody Allen’s frothy period comedy fails to deliver a coherent message.
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A brilliant film about pregnancy plays at IndieLisboa

by Josh Slater-Williams

Olmo and the Seagull deserves its comparison to Rosemary’s Baby, despite being a very different beast.
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King Cobra – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

This darkly comic factual drama hits all the right notes thanks to inspired turns from Christian Slater and James Franco.
A woman with curly hair wearing a pink top holds a blue drink with ice cubes. She has a serious expression on her face as she looks directly at the camera.
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All We Had – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Katie Holmes puts in a memorable shift as a struggling single mom in her impressive directorial debut.
Four women in dark clothing and sunglasses standing next to a car.
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Five award-winning Iranian directors you should know about

by Sarah Jilani

Despite facing severe restrictions Iran’s most important filmmakers continue to give its people a voice.