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Review

The Substitute

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A humble school teacher is forced into a stand off against a local drug lord in Diego Lerman’s compelling, though overly-contrived drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

More Than Ever

by Laura Venning

Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel play a couple grappling with a life-altering illness in Emily Atef’s sensitive but slight drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Not Movies

Paul Mescal is animated by hatred in A Streetcar Named Desire

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A new production at the Almeida Theatre looks to complement – rather that compete with – Marlon Brando’s iconic performance in Elia Kazan’s film.
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Review

Holy Spider

by David Jenkins

Ali Abbasi crafts a thriller ripped from the headlines in this story of ​‘The Spider Killer’ who targeted female sex workers in Mashhad, Iran.

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3
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Jaime Leigh McIntosh: ‘We weren’t stuck in this idea of what the 1920s should look like’

by Melita Cameron-Wood

The head of the hair department on Damien Chazelle’s Babylon explains how the team defied convention in order to create a fresh vision of the roaring twenties.
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How The Fabelmans represents a culmination of Spielberg’s cinematic interests

by Sarah Buddery

The filmmaker’s homage to his childhood has foundations in a career spent investigating familial dynamics.
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Review

M3gan

by Hannah Strong

A tech wiz bites off more than she can chew when her pint-sized toy creation forms a strong, malevolent bond with her young niece.

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4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Puberty is an adventure in the Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret trailer

by Charles Bramesco

The Edge of Seventeen director Kelly Fremon Craig returns to the travails of adolescent girlhood.
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Interviews

Hildur Guðnadóttir: ‘Music is a way to express yourself beyond words’

by Meg Walters

The Academy Award-winning composer behind Tár and Women Talking explains how she created two of this year’s most interesting scores.
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Incoming

Check out an exclusive illustrated poster for Hirokazu Koreeda’s new film

by Hannah Strong

Broker focuses on a found family of grifters with hearts of gold who set off on a road trip across South Korea with the police hot on their tail.