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Individuals climbing on and around a graffiti-covered wall, with cityscape in the background.
Festivals

Bubble – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Despite boasting an interesting concept, animé giant Tetsuro Araki’s first original feature plays it a little too safe.
Man and cat sitting in a bathroom.
Review

Dog

by David Jenkins

Channing Tatum stars and co-directs this highly pleasurable canine road movie with a few neat tricks up its sleeve.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two older women, one with grey hair and one with short grey hair, holding protest signs that read "NO GENTRIFICATION WITHOUT TAXATION" and "NOT F.E.E.L.ing IT!"
In Praise Of

Discover the exacting, emotional films of Patrick Wang

by Glenn Heath Jr

Four intimate epics by this acclaimed maker of experimental melodramas have finally been released in the UK.
Young person in floral top amidst green leaves and pomegranates.
Festivals

Alcarràs – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Carla Simón’s semi-autobiographical second feature is a charming affair, focusing on a family whose farmland is under threat.
A young woman with dark hair wearing a white winter jacket and a blue top, standing in a snowy forest.
Festivals

A Piece of Sky – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Michael Koch’s drama about an Alpine couple whose lives are changed by a devastating medical diagnosis proves a frustrating watch.
Person wearing dark sunglasses and a black coat, looking serious.
In Praise Of

How 24 Hour Party People put an anarchic spin on the music biopic

by Callie Petch

Michael Winterbottom’s portrait of the Madchester scene is enduring proof that films about musicians don’t have to beatify their subjects.
Illuminated night scene of large model statue surrounded by miniature figures of people and animals, set against a cityscape backdrop.
Festivals

Everything Will Be OK – first-look review

by Matt Turner

Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh ponders a world where animals have enslaved the human race in his latest experimental feature.
A man in a suit and a woman in a red coat, standing together in a dimly lit scene.
Festivals

The Outfit – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Screenwriter Graham Moore turns his hand to directing with this sartorial spy thriller starring Mark Rylance.
Three smiling young women, one wearing a white T-shirt with text, one wearing a purple top, and one wearing a headscarf, in an outdoor setting with warm-toned foliage.
In Praise Of

Why Britney Spears’ Crossroads is an underrated coming-of-age classic

by Anna Bogutskaya

As it turns 20, we revisit the maligned star vehicle written especially for America’s pop princess.
A woman with closed eyes in deep thought, next to a man with a beard looking at her intently.
Incoming

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas play cat and mouse in the Deep Water trailer

by Charles Bramesco

After a year and a half of delays, the erotic thriller renaissance is here at last care of director Adrian Lyne.