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Home Ents

What to watch at home in February

by Anton Bitel

Killer sloths and a Kubrick classic are among the best new releases hitting physical media and digital this month.
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Festivals

The Outrun – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman battling alcoholism on the Orkney Isles in Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrott’s bestselling memoir.
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Festivals

Crossing – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A retired Georgian teacher sets out to reunite with her estranged niece in Istanbul in Levan Akin’s compassionate third feature.
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Festivals

La Cocina – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Alonso Ruizpalacios’s bilingual drama takes place during the chaotic lunch rush of a Times Square restaurant, where tensions flare between front of house and kitchen staff.
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Festivals

Cuckoo – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Hunter Schafer stars in Tilman Singer’s second film, about strange occurances at an Alpine resort.
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Review

Society of the Snow review – a visceral survival drama

by Emma Fraser

A harrowing yet incredibly human look at survival in the most desperate circumstances from director JA Bayona.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Nyad review – a solid, female-fronted sports saga

by David Jenkins

Annette Bening plays the real-life marathon swimmer in this feelgood drama that documents her attempts to cross the Straits of Florida.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

A Different Man – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson are an excellent double act in Aaron Schimberg’s effective sophomore feature.
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Review

Madame Web review – did anyone involved in this film actually want to be there?

by Hannah Strong

Dakota Johnson delivers a remarkably disinterested performance as a clairvoyant superhero in this shoddy Spider-Man spin-off.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Taste of Things review – every frame is delectable

by David Jenkins

Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel play late 19th century gourmets in Tran Ahn Hung’s scintillating epic of proto-foodie passions.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect