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The Seed of the Sacred Fig review – a melodrama of resistance

By Mark Asch

An Iranian judge appointed to Tehran's Revolutionary Court grapples with dissent both at work and at home in Mohammad Rasoulof’s politically charged thriller.

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Companion review – no thrills, only spills in this AI apologia

By Hannah Strong

Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star as a young couple whose weekend away uncovers difficult truths about their relationship in Drew Hancock's sci-fi thriller.

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Presence review – an enjoyably swift chiller

By Manuela Lazic

Steven Soderbergh plays with the cinematic form to craft a compelling story about family dynamics and grief.

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Babygirl review – intelligent, elegant adult filmmaking

By Hannah Strong

Halina Reijn's psychodrama sees Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson go toe-to-toe as a CEO and an intern who become embroiled in a complex illicit affair.

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Kraven the Hunter review – put it out of its misery

By Hannah Strong

Aaron Taylor Johnson tries his best in JC Chandor's woeful entry in the Sony Spider-Man Universe.

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Club Zero review – leaves a sour taste

By Hannah Strong

Jessica Hausner's drama about a teacher who begins a troubling diet club at an elite high school is a poorly-judged slog to sit through.

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Conclave review – a slick romp with delusions of grandeur

By David Jenkins

A power struggle at the heart of the Catholic church is the conceit for Edward Berger's quite silly papal drama.

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Juror #2 review – one of Clint Eastwood’s finest late-era films

By David Jenkins

Clint Eastwood’s 40th film offers a morally complex riff on the tried-and-tested courtroom drama which culminates in a killer final shot.

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The Front Room review – a strangely scatalogical chamber piece

By Patrick Sproull

Theatre legend Kathryn Hunter camps it up as a sinister old biddy terrorising her daughter-in-law Brandy Norwood in the horror debut from Max and Sam Eggers.

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Venom: The Last Dance review – air-headed escapism

By David Jenkins

Tom Hardy seems tired and confused in this comic book sci-fi sequel that hasn’t got an original bone in its alien symbiote body.

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Smile 2 review – this is going to ruin the tour

By Hannah Strong

Parker Finn follows up his 2022 smash with a suitably silly sequel, in which a pop star becomes the latest victim of the grinning demon who drives victims to suicide.

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A Different Man review – an atmospheric, idiosyncratic thriller

By Hannah Strong

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson are an excellent double act in Aaron Schimberg's effective sophomore feature.

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Joker: Folie à Deux review – a grim karaoke session

By Hannah Strong

Todd Phillips recruits Lady Gaga to his circus act as Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as the crime-committing clown about town in this shockingly amateur musical effort.

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Speak No Evil review – an effective game of cat and mouse

By David Jenkins

James McAvoy is a blast as the overly-friendly patriarch who invites unwitting tourists back to his west country stack for fun and games.

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Red Rooms review – a claustrophobic tech-tinged nightmare

By Hannah Strong

Pascal Plante's haunting drama examines the dark reality of the true crime industrial complex in elegant and austere fashion.

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Rebel Ridge review – Aaron Pierre delivers the goods and then some

By Kambole Campbell

Jeremy Saulnier returns with a flinty, restrained crime-conspiracy thriller exploring small town police corruption and the one guy who they should never have messed with.

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Cadejo Blanco review – a stand-out performance from Karen Martínez

By David Jenkins

A young woman in Guatemala takes a deadly risk to find her missing sister in Justin Lerner's tense thriller.

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