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Bubble – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Despite boast­ing an inter­est­ing con­cept, ani­mé giant Tet­suro Araki’s first orig­i­nal fea­ture plays it a lit­tle too safe.
Young person in floral top amidst green leaves and pomegranates.
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Alcarràs – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Car­la Simón’s semi-auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal sec­ond fea­ture is a charm­ing affair, focus­ing on a fam­i­ly whose farm­land is under threat.
A young woman with dark hair wearing a white winter jacket and a blue top, standing in a snowy forest.
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A Piece of Sky – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Michael Koch’s dra­ma about an Alpine cou­ple whose lives are changed by a dev­as­tat­ing med­ical diag­no­sis proves a frus­trat­ing watch.
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Everything Will Be OK – first-look review

by Matt Turner

Cam­bo­di­an film­mak­er Rithy Panh pon­ders a world where ani­mals have enslaved the human race in his lat­est exper­i­men­tal feature.
A man in a suit and a woman in a red coat, standing together in a dimly lit scene.
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The Outfit – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Screen­writer Gra­ham Moore turns his hand to direct­ing with this sar­to­r­i­al spy thriller star­ring Mark Rylance.
A person wearing a fishnet top and hat stands in a dimly lit room, surrounded by shadowy figures.
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Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Poet­ry and per­for­mance take cen­tre stage in Moham­mad Shawky Has­san’s inven­tive chal­lenge to soci­ety’s heteronormativity.
Horses grazing in a grassy field surrounded by trees and a wooden fence.
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The United States of America – first-look review

by Patrick Gamble

A doc­u­men­tary mas­ter presents an updat­ed por­trait of the USA, draw­ing on his pre­vi­ous ver­sion first released in 1975.
Perched bird on mossy tree trunk amid lush foliage
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Heart of Oak – first-look review

by Greg Wetherall

Lau­rent Char­bon­nier and Michel Sey­doux spend a year with a mag­nif­i­cent oak tree in this med­i­ta­tion on nature.
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The Passengers of the Night – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This aim­less and thin fam­i­ly por­trait set in ​’80s Paris is boost­ed by an affect­ing turn from Char­lotte Gainsbourg.
Two people embracing in a pool, man caressing woman's face as she smiles.
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Both Sides of the Blade – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Juli­ette Binoche and Vin­cent Lin­don play a cou­ple whose rela­tion­ship is test­ed by the arrival of an old friend in Claire Denis’ latest.