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Woman in aqua loungewear with child riding stuffed giraffe toy in luxury home interior.
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Generation Wealth – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Documentarian Lauren Greenfield speaks to the wealthy and the weary in this bold, personal meditation on money and obsession.
Close-up of a woman with dark, curly hair and a serious expression, in low lighting.
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Madeline’s Madeline – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

Josephine Decker returns with a commanding, emotionally bracing study of teenage psychosis.
A woman wearing a colourful floral print shirt stands in a park setting with trees in the background.
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Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Gus Van Sant reunites with Joaquin Phoenix for an oddball comedy-drama about disability and addiction.
A woman in a polka dot top using a landline telephone.
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Unsane – first look review

by Matt Thrift

Steven Soderbergh’s unconventional iPhone movie is one of his strangest offerings to date.
Blurred image of young people in a dance studio, with one person standing in the foreground.
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L’Animale – first look review

by Hannah Strong

A teenage girl on the cusp of adulthood begins to question what she wants out of life in this surprisingly nuanced Austrian drama.
A young woman with long, windswept hair wearing a grey hooded top, standing in a forest.
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U-July 22 – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Esteemed Norwegian director Erik Poppe dramatises the real-life mass shooting on the island of Utoya in this problematic thriller.
Interior with several people seated, artwork and a bust on display.
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The Heiresses – first look review

by Hannah Strong

A sensitive portrait of a hesitant woman attempting to rediscover her lust for life makes for an assured feature debut from Marcelo Martinessi.
Two people at a casino table, looking intently at each other.
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Eva – first look review

by Hannah Strong

A love affair between Isabelle Huppert and Gaspard Ulliel fails to ignite a spark in this predictable psychodrama.
A man with a long beard wearing a winter coat, standing in a snowy landscape.
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Black 47 – first look review

by Hannah Strong

An Irish soldier exacts his revenge on those that have harmed his family in Lance Daly’s bleak period thriller.
A cartoon image of a green, anthropomorphic reptile and a pink rodent sitting at a desk, working on a typewriter in a dimly lit room with mirrors on the walls.
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Gordon & Paddy – first look review

by Hannah Strong

This charming little Swedish film about a jaded old toad detective and his plucky young mouse assistant makes for cosy viewing.