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Zodiac Killer Project review – all filler, all killer

by David Jenkins

Film essayist Charlie Shackleton takes dead-aim at the true crime industrial complex in this cheeky documentary about a dream project that wasn’t to be.

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Sisu: Road To Revenge review – a Suomi western

by Anton Bitel

Jorma Tommila reprises his role as “the man who refuses to die” in this vengeance-fuelled sequel to 2022 sleeper hit, Sisu.

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The Carpenter’s Son review – FKA Twigs’ Mary is more wooden than anything in the carpentry workshop

by Billie Walker

Lotfy Nathan takes inspiration from the apocrypha for this dull religious horror focused on the trials of a moody teenage Jesus.

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Wicked: For Good review – Chu is as much a fraud as his Wizard

by Juan Barquin

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo shine together, but Jon M Chu’s second instalment of the Broadway adaptation is otherwise a bloated, unimaginative mess.

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Fiume o morte! review – a lively and creative history lesson

by David Jenkins

Filmmaker Igor Bezinović restages a little-known early 20^th century coup in this entertaining hybrid work that connects community and landscape.

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The Ice Tower review – a fairy tale frío-noir that will give you chills

by Anton Bitel

Lucile Hadžihalilović’s mesmerising riff on the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is a true triumph of imagination.

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The Enigmatic Versatility of Ethan Hawke

by Ryan Finnigan

In praise of the ultra-versatile actor ahead of his stunning character turn in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon.

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Rage and defiance in les banlieues – La Haine at 30

by Julie Hrischeva

As Mathieu Kassovitz’s cult thriller turns 30, its pertinence and influence continue to reverberate across our own uncertain times.

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Game review – a taut, lean and claustrophobic homegrown thriller

by Paul Weedon

Portishead’s Geoff Barrow teams with comic book writer Rob Williams to pen a tightly-wound, unexpected rave-era thriller that delivers the goods.

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Predators review – one of the most valuable entries into a saturated genre

by Hannah Strong

David Osit charts the rise and fall of the popular television programme To Catch a Predator with this brilliantly thought-provoking doc.