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Group portrait of a band, with 10 individuals shown in black and white. The group is arranged in two rows, with members making various facial expressions.
Festivals

Pavements – first-look review

by Luke Hicks

Alex Ross Perry creates a unique docu-fiction about cult indie band Pavement, blurring the lines between real and fake to excellent comedic effect.
Two people conversing on a dimly lit stage, illuminated by red lighting and a spotlight.
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Joker: Folie à Deux – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Todd Phillips recruits Lady Gaga to his circus act as Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as the crime-committing clown about town in this shockingly amateur musical effort.
Two shirtless men in a dimly lit room, one looking directly at the camera with a pensive expression.
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The Quiet Son – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Vincent Lindon stars as a widower trying to steer his young song away from the far right in the Coulin Sisters’ frustrating drama.
Three children sitting on a pavement near a grassy area, one girl with curly hair and two boys, one wearing a patterned shirt.
Review

Paradise is Burning review – chaotic and wonderfully tense

by Grace Dodd

Rage, tenderness and no small amount of laughter combine in this nuanced portrayal of the Swedish working-class from writer/​director Mika Gustafson.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man sitting at a table using a laptop in a café with colourful wall art.
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Queer – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Luca Guadagnino heads on down to Mexico with Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in his freewheeling take on William S. Burroughs’ eponymous novel.
Ornate interior with grand architecture, dim lighting, and a person silhouetted in the foreground.
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2073 – first-look review

by Anahit Behrooz

Bending the boundaries of documentary and sci-fi, Asif Kapadia presents an urgent message about the current state of the world, and where we might be headed, with help from Samantha Morton.
A large, wooden waterwheel in a nighttime scene, surrounded by figures engaged in various rural activities. Bright lights and billowing smoke create a sense of energy and industry.
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Harvest – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Athina Rachel Tsangari’s solemn adaptation of Jim Crace’s historical novel concentrates on the changing face of a Scottish farming village as the agricultural revolution begins.
A woman with dark hair sitting against a dark wall, looking pensive.
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I’m Still Here – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Walter Salles returns to narrative filmmaking with a sensitive depiction of the forced disappearance of former congressman Rubens Paiva, and the devastation his family faced.
A woman in a blue coat and scarf stands next to another woman in a red top, surrounded by plants and cityscape at night.
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The Room Next Door – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Pedro Almodóvar makes his English-language feature debut with an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as old friends who reunite in a time of crisis.
Elderly person wearing helmet, standing in rural setting.
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Phantosmia – first-look review

by Anna McKibbin

The Filipino maestro returns with a four-hour meditative drama about a retired military officer who must confront his past after receiving an unusual medical diagnosis.