Comedy

Fallen Leaves review – the Finnish legend returns

By David Jenkins

Another gorgeous tragicomic farce from Finnish maestro Aki Kaurismäki, a heartfelt cinephile ode to the possibility of love among the working classes.

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Saltburn review – gorgeous, lurid, shallow and frustrating

By Hannah Strong

A working-class student finds himself thrust into a new world in Emerald Fennell’s stylish but underwhelming second feature.

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Give Me Pity! review – an experimental, esoteric extravaganza

By Marina Ashioti

A young woman's dream gig on television descends into chaos in Amanda Kramer's imaginative new melodrama.

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Dream Scenario review – easy to enjoy, harder to remember

By Mark Asch

Nicolas Cage plays an otherwise unremarkable college professor who unexpectedly finds himself appearing in peoples' dreams in Kristoffer Borgli's latest satire.

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Bottoms review – undercooked, unfunny teen romance

By Hannah Strong

Two unpopular lesbians attempt to start a fight club at their high school in Emma Seligman's disappointing follow-up to Shiva Baby.

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Five Nights at Freddy’s – nonsensical robo-slasher trash

By David Jenkins

What appears as a fun robotic slasher lark turns out to be a deathly dull rip-off of various trauma-based horror yarns which fails to deliver in either the serious or silly stakes.

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BlackBerry review – Glenn Howerton is on top form

By Hannah Strong

Canadian indie filmmaker Matt Johnson crafts an offbeat drama about the creation of a since-slain mobile phone giant.

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Dahl lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how

By Hannah Strong

Wes Anderson adapts a Roald Dahl short story with his signature attention to detail and visual panache.

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Dumb Money review – mildly entertaining economics 101

By Hannah Strong

Craig Gillespie offers a look at the 2021 GameStop stock battle between Wall Street and Reddit, but this comedy is a little light on laughs.

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Rotting in the Sun review – bold and brilliant influencer satire

By David Jenkins

The impish Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Silva returns with a sharp thriller about an influencer who turns detective after a filmmaker he's involved with goes missing.

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Klokkenluider review – a strong tonal balancing act

By Josh Slater-Williams

Actor Neil Maskell makes his debut as a filmmaker with this spiky thriller.

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The First Slam Dunk review – thrillingly choreographed basketball drama

By Esther Rosenfield

The manga that brought basketball to Japan gets a new adaptation which thrillingly embodies the sport’s high-flying action.

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Theater Camp review – slightly cliquey thesp fest

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman direct this lighthearted mockumentary about a struggling theater camp, but its insider humour might only work for am-dram enthusiasts.

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Scrapper review – a charming, effervescent story about grief

By Hannah Strong

The chemistry between Harris Dickinson and Lola Campbell shines in Charlotte Regan's debut, about the difficulties of father-daughter bonding.

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The Blackening review – a novel take on the horror parody

By Cheyenne Bunsie

A group of friends head for a cabin in the woods only to face off with a killer in this fresh horror spoof, from the writer of Girls Trip.

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Strays review – tedious enough to make you hate dogs

By Hannah Strong

Abandoned by his owner, a happy-go-lucky terrier must learn to survive on the mean streets in this dire comedy, packed with poo jokes and crotch-bothering.

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Red, White & Royal Blue review – Uma Thurman steals the show

By Patrick Sproull

A bestselling queer romance novel about a clandestine relationship between a British prince and the US president's son gets a big screen makeover care of Matthew López, with twee but charming results.

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