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Two young people, a woman and a man, sitting on a sandy beach near a lake or sea, surrounded by mountains in the background.
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Route 29 – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A stand­off­ish young woman embarks on a road trip with an unusu­al 12-year-old girl in Yusuke Mori­i’s off­beat sopho­more feature.
A man in a black robe wielding a sword in a fighting stance.
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11 Rebels – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Kazuya Shi­raishi pol­ish­es off a 60-year-old script for this blood­thirsty samu­rai epic about a band of crim­i­nals recruit­ed to defend a cas­tle from the emper­or’s army dur­ing the Boshin War.
Crowd of people wearing red masks and clothing, carrying placards, gathered in a public space.
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20 Hidden Gems at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival

by Little White Lies

Our hand-picked haul of must-see titles from out­side the main gala and com­pe­ti­tion strands.
Anime-style characters, a boy in an orange hoodie and a girl with short blue hair, in a room with elements of science, such as a periodic table and scientific diagrams.
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The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled its full line-up

by Little White Lies

Japan’s biggest film fes­ti­val returns with a line-up of 110 films for its 37th edition.
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On Falling – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The dire lot of a low paid fac­to­ry work­er is the sub­ject of this rig­or­ous if hard­ly rev­e­la­to­ry char­ac­ter study from debut direc­tor Lau­ra Carreira.
Man in suit applying makeup to white garment with red floral pattern.
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Afternoons of Solitude – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Albert Serra’s extra­or­di­nary, intense por­trait of tore­ador Andrés Roca Rey is one of the Span­ish director’s finest works to date.
Two elderly women walking along a gravel path through an autumnal woodland, carrying baskets.
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When Fall Is Coming – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This light­weight Chabro­lian coun­try dra­ma from François Ozon sees an elder­ly retiree with a com­plex past try­ing to do right by her family.
A person sleeping peacefully in a dimly lit bedroom, surrounded by a wooden headboard and delicate floral branches.
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Emmanuelle – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Audrey Diwan’s take on the infa­mous erot­ic French nov­el is a chilly, bemus­ing affair that lacks for a sense of real purpose.
Two people, a man and a woman, together in a lush, green forest.
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The Serpent’s Path – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s third film of 2024 is a French-lan­guage remake of his own 1998 fea­ture about a grim, cycli­cal revenge mission.
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I Am Nevenka – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Icíar Bollaín’s tabloidy but worth­while #MeToo dra­ma tells of a vic­tim of sex­u­al abuse with­in Spain’s local polit­i­cal scene.