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Woman with wavy blonde hair wearing a floral print dress, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
In Praise Of

Eighty-five years on, Stella Dallas remains a style icon

by Winnie Wang

The outspoken heroine of King Vidor’s 1937 drama eschews social conventions to express herself through her clothes.
Dimly lit underground cavern with ornate brick arches and glowing reddish-orange light emanating from the depth.
Festivals

Fairytale – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Alexander Sokurov offers a collegial walking tour through limbo with Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and Churchill. It’s completely mad.
An elderly man sitting in a dimly lit room, contemplatively gazing out of a window.
Incoming

A friendship ends with severed fingers in The Banshees of Inisherin’s first trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Brendan Gleeson torches his longtime relationship with Colin Farrell in Martin McDonagh’s new dramedy.
A man and woman in elaborate Indian clothing, adorned with jewellery, sitting closely together in a warm, colourful room.
In Praise Of

Twenty years on, Devdas is still a perfect Bollywood introduction for the uninitiated

by Soham Gadre

As well as being a landmark achievement for filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, this romantic epic brilliantly showcases the magic Indian cinema has to offer.
Four people standing on a porch; woman in pink floral top, man in blue shirt, others in background.
Review

They/Them

by Carol Grant

A group of teenagers at a gay conversion camp face off against a sinister threat in John Logan’s misjudged would-be slasher.

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2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A group of indigenous people in traditional dress, including feathered headdresses and face paint, standing together in a night-time scene.
Review

Prey

by David Jenkins

A lean monster-slasher B‑movie set in the Predator universe that’s a highlight of an extremely patchy franchise.

3
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a pink jacket holding a book titled "H bum"
Review

Bullet Train

by Charles Bramesco

An unlucky assassin finds himself on the commute from hell in director David Leitch’s irritating action-thriller.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two young adults sitting on a beach, with a worried expression on their faces.
Review

Our Eternal Summer

by Emily Maskell

A group of young friends cope with a tragic loss in Émilie Aussel’s poised debut feature.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a dark coat standing in front of a weathered wooden crate with writing on it, surrounded by branches and a night sky.
Home Ents

Three decades on, Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners is a cheesy, existential delight

by Anton Bitel

A group of medical students push the boundary between life and death in this bombastic thriller.
Two men in suits and sunglasses, looking serious.
In Praise Of

How Men in Black subverted blockbuster tropes to become box office gold

by Callie Petch

Twenty-five years ago Barry Sonnenfeld’s workplace action-comedy broke the rules and launched an iconic franchise.