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Diverse group of Black protesters marching, holding placards calling for justice and power to the people.
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Mangrove – first-look review

by Rógan Graham

Steve McQueen’s film about the Mangrove Nine trial is a masterful evocation of political determination.
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A new animated short explores sexual envy from a female perspective

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Hungarian animator Nadja Andrasev reveals how personal experience informed her sensual new film Symbiosis.
A middle-aged woman with curly blonde hair wearing a black blazer, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
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Tricia Tuttle on what to expect from the 64th BFI London Film Festival

by Adam Woodward

The Festival Director speak about putting together the most accessible, expansive LFF programme yet.
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Lovers Rock – first look review

by Hannah Strong

The first instalment in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series is a soulful love letter to the West Indian dance scene in West London.
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‘How do we put an end to generational trauma?’ – Saul Williams on Akilla’s Escape

by Isaac Feldberg

The multi-hyphenate has created a hypnotic, incisive score for Charles Officer’s socially-conscious crime-noir.
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Limbo – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Ben Sharrock spins absurd comedy from torment suffered by those waiting for asylum to be granted.
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Pieces of a Woman – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Vanessa Kirby is remarkable in Kornél Mundruczó’s drama about two expectant parents who suffer a devastating tragedy.
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Wolfwalkers – first-look review

by Kambole Campbell

The animation studio behind Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells return with a spellbinding revisionist fable.
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Nomadland – first look review

by Hannah Strong

The third feature from Chloé Zhao is an achingly tender look at one woman’s life on the road.
Two men performing on stage, one with a guitar, one gesturing with arms outstretched.
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American Utopia – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Spike Lee’s film of David Byrne’s acclaimed Broadway performance is a transcendent cinematic experience.