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Review

Bones and All

by Hannah Strong

Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet play a pair of young cannibals on a trans-America road trip in Luca Guadagnino’s sweet, squelchy horror romance.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Resisting fascism with Porco Rosso and Pinnochio

by Ryan Gaur

Hayao Miyazaki’s porcine aviator and Guillermo del Toro’s little wooden puppet demonstrate the importance of resistance in the face of extremism.
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Review

Strange World

by David Jenkins

This retro-inspired Disney adventure yarn boasts lots of great, progressive ideas, but lacks in the imagination department.

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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Memory and grief are at the heart of this year’s best cinema

by Becca Rieckmann

Charlotte Wells, Joanna Hogg and Mia Hansen-Løve explore the relationship between family and grief in their latest works.
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Sponsored

Danish Scum! Welcome to Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom

by David Jenkins

Recapping the mad ​’90s hospital-based horror-comedy in anticipation of its long-awaited third series, The Kingdom Exodus.
Three women in Renaissance-style dresses, one in a dark gown with intricate patterns, another in a pink dress, and the third in an orange gown. They are surrounded by a crowd of people in a grand hall.
Review

Disenchanted

by Ella Kemp

Anyone with fond memories of the 2007 meta-fairytale banger, Enchanted, starring Amy Adams, is in for a surprise and a treat.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

by Rafa Sales Ross

Alejandro G Iñárritu grapples with creative fulfilment and the Mexican diaspora in his sprawling, semi-autobiographical surrealist drama.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Inside Ugo Tognazzi’s cult of cuisine

by Eric Millman

Available in English for the first time in nearly 50 years, the legendary actor’s culinary memoir reveals a passion rarely seen in his films.
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Review

The Menu

by David Jenkins

Mark Mylod’s one-dimensional dark comedy serves up an undercooked feast of profoundly smug commentary.

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In Retrospect
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Interviews

James Gray: ‘I’m supposed to show you all my vulnerabilities, that’s the reason I do it’

by Hannah Strong

The director of Armageddon Time reflects on how his childhood inspired his deeply affecting drama about societal tensions in 1970s New York.