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Thunderbolts* review – the best Marvel film in a while

By Fatima Sheriff

There's a lot of superficial fun to be had with this superhero romp, which hasn’t been the case in the MCU for a long while.

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Until Dawn review – an insulting parade of tedium

By Esther Rosenfield

David F Sandberg's tangentially related adaptation of Supermassive Games' horror hit forgets what made its video game source material so great.

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The Accountant 2 review – tonally wild and uneven but oddly sweet

By Hannah Strong

Ben Affleck's autistic hitman with a gift for numbers returns in Gavin O'Connor's mismatched action thriller.

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Julie Keeps Quiet review – a slick, steely piece of storytelling

By David Jenkins

A young tennis star refuses to open about an abusive coach in Leonardo Van Dijl’s impressive feature debut.

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Cloud review – all-time bleakest episode of Only Fools and Horses

By Josh Slater-Williams

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest treads similar thematic territory to his prescient 2001 cyberhorror, through the prism of an e-commerce, vengeance-fuelled thriller.

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April review – eerily elusive, superbly acted and crafted

By Rafa Sales Ross

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s stark Georgian drama follows an obstetrician who moonlights as an abortionist, as she is accused of interfering with her patients.

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The Penguin Lessons review – think Dead Penguins Society

By David Jenkins

Steve Coogan co-stars with a penguin in this gentle dramedy from Peter Cattaneo that never quite matches up to the true story.

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Caught by the Tides review – moving, stirring, brilliant

By Esther Rosenfield

Jia Zhangke’s first feature in six years is a sweeping epic anchored by the captivating Zhao Tao, his muse and most frequent collaborator.

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Sinners review – links the past and present with music and blood

By Kambole Campbell

Finally free from the Marvel machine, Ryan Coogler delivers the goods and then some with his music-powered, genre-splicing latest.

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Holy Cow review – a bittersweet treat

By Alex Hopkins-McQuillan

Louise Courvoisier crafts a moving tale about cheese-making and coming of age, set in the rural French region of Jura.

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The Return review – skirts on the am-dram

By David Jenkins

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star as Odysseus and Penelope in Uberto Pasolini's retelling of Homer's epic.

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Mr Burton review – elevated by a dynamic performance

By Lucy Peters

A gentle, fictionalised foray into stage and screen legend Richard Burton’s Welsh childhood.

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Sebastian review – bland character study

By Marina Ashioti

A young, London-based writer begins a double life as a sex worker in Mikko Mäkelä's queer psychological drama.

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Four Mothers review – canny crowd-pleaser

By Mike McCahill

Darren Thornton's remake of Mid-August Lunch sees a novelist on the brink of breaking out tasked with caring for his ailing mother and her friends.

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Last Swim review – fresh blood in British film!

By Rógan Graham

A-Level results day gives way to a compelling look at late teenhood in Sasha Nathani’s London-set debut feature.

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The Woman in the Yard review – forgettable ghostly horror

By Hannah Strong

A grieving family find themselves with an unwanted house guest in the latest underwhelming thriller from journeyman director Jaume Collet-Serra.

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Misericordia review – Chabrol would have approved

By Thomas Dawson

Alain Guiraudie defies neat categorisation with his shapeshifting eighth feature about morality, crime and queer desire.

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