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Scenic lake surrounded by forested hills, with a group of people sitting on the grass in the foreground.
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The Zone of Interest – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Jonathan Glaz­er returns with his first film in nine years – an aus­tere, chill­ing depic­tion of a Ger­man fam­i­ly main­tain­ing nor­mal­cy in close prox­im­i­ty to the Holocaust.
Group of people dressed in elaborate costumes, possibly for a parade or celebration, posing on a city street with buildings in the background.
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Pictures of Ghosts – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Brazil’s Kle­ber Men­donça Fil­ho returns with this extreme­ly charm­ing per­son­al sur­vey of the grand pic­ture palaces of Recife.
A person with long, dark hair partially covered in snow, with a serious expression on their face.
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About Dry Grasses – first-look review

by David Jenkins

More ver­bose mag­nif­i­cence from Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Cey­lan, who makes three-and-half hours whiz by with this com­ic por­trait of an untreat­able misanthrope.
Two figures, one hooded in a dark cloak, embracing a woman wearing a light-coloured dress. Dark background.
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The New Boy – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

War­wick Thornton’s spir­i­tu­al­ly-inclined Out­back dra­ma sees a name­less abo­rig­i­nal boy face off against Cate Blanchett’s anx­i­ety-prone nun.
Two people embracing on the ground, wearing dark clothing.
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Lost in the Night – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Mex­i­can provo­ca­teur Amat Escalante makes a half-cocked bid for main­stream respectabil­i­ty in this intrigu­ing tale of a young man’s tor­rid search for his miss­ing mother.
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.
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.