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The Birth of a Nation – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The buzz film from this year’s Sundance is a stirring, historical tale of racial injustice that feels more vital now than ever.
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Christine – first look review

by Ed Frankl

A stunning central turn from Rebecca Hall grounds Antonio Campos’ dramatisation of TV reporter Christine Chubbuck’s on-air suicide.
Two men, one wearing a casual sweatshirt and baseball cap, the other in a tuxedo, standing against a brick wall.
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Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Spike Lee’s follow-up to Bad 25 shines a light on the King of Pop’s indisputable talents, but is otherwise alarmingly lightweight.
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Wiener Dog – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Todd Solondz’s typically bleak ensemble piece serves up a fresh ingredient for an otherwise familiarly grim trek across America.
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Maya Angelou and Still I Rise – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The African-American icon’s richly textured and often traumatic story is unpacked in this near-definitive documentary for PBS.
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Certain Women – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Kelly Reichardt confirms herself as one of America’s greatest living filmmakers with this stunning three-part character study.
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Captain Fantastic – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Viggo Mortensen stars as a doting forest-dwelling father in this impressive debut from writer/​director Matt Ross.
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Ali and Nino – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Asif Kapadia ditches the tried-and-trusted doc formula in favour of this bland historical drama.
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Dark Night – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The events leading up to the 2012 Aurora multiplex shooting are reimagined, Elephant-style, in this unsettling and deeply affecting drama.
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Swiss Army Man – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Daniel Radcliffe quite literally rips it up in this fart-based bromantic comedy with Paul Dano.