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Mia Wasikowska in an orange shirt and brown skirt walks in front of a school campus building with students behind her.
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Club Zero – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Jessica Hausner’s drama about a teacher who begins a troubling diet club at an elite high school is a poorly-judged slog to sit through.
Two people sitting in a cinema auditorium, watching a film. The woman is wearing a green coat, the man a black leather jacket.
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Fallen Leaves – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Another gorgeous tragicomic farce from Finnish maestro Aki Kaurismäki, a heartfelt cinephile ode to the possibility of love among the working classes.
Two people lying in the snow, one standing and one prone on the ground.
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Anatomy of a Fall – first-look review

by Catherine Bray

A woman has to stand trial after her husband dies in suspicious circumstances in Justine Triet’s compelling courtroom drama.
Young person in yellow top and patterned trousers using a mobile device.
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Banel & Adama – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

A young couple’s romance threatens a drought-stricken village in Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s stirring debut.
Two young women wearing dresses, standing in front of a lake with a tree in the background.
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May December – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes’ deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.
Silhouetted man gazing out of window, shadowy figure against blurred background.
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The Breaking Ice – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Three young adults navigate the intricacies of romance in a snowy city in Northern China in Anthony Chen’s latest drama.
A man with dark hair wearing a blue shirt, gesticulating with his arms while holding power tools in an outdoor setting with greenery in the background.
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The Book of Solutions – first-look review

by Mark Asch

A filmmaker in crisis finds inspiration in the mountains in Michel Gondry’s first film in eight years.
Three women in intimate, relaxed poses on a bed. Warm tones, dark hair, clothing in polka dot and red patterns.
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Four Daughters – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

The latest documentary from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania centers a quartet of young women whose lived are changed forever when two of them join ISIS.
Arms outstretched figure silhouetted against dark sky atop classic mint green car, headlights illuminating scene.
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Along Came Love – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sprawling and poetic French period drama powered by an understated chemistry between Anaïs Demoustier and Vincent Lacoste.
Two people in traditional clothing standing in front of a vintage car, one wearing a patterned blanket.
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Killers of the Flower Moon – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Martin Scorsese’s wistful remembrance of tragedies that befell the Osage nation is a film of high seriousness and low spectacle.