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Firebrand – first-look review

By Rafa Sales Ross

Karim Aïnouz's English language debut is a frustratingly buttoned-up take on the life of Henry VIII's final wife, Catherine Parr.

Olivier Assayas is making an Irma Vep miniseries with Alicia Vikander

By Charles Bramesco

The HBO show will be loosely based on the French director’s 1996 film, with Vikander in the Maggie Cheung role.

Dev Patel is on fire in the new trailer for The Green Knight

By Charles Bramesco

The British star plays Sir Gawain in director David Lowery’s latest, from the A24 stable.

Earthquake Bird

By Josh Slater-Williams

Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough flounder in tepid psychosexual thriller, based on the Susanna Jones novel.

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The 30 best films of 2018

By Little White Lies

Our annual countdown of the movies that made the biggest impression on us this year, from Hereditary to The House That Jack Built.

Tomb Raider

By Elena Lazic

Alicia Vikander delivers the goods and then some in the female-driven action movie we’ve all been waiting for.

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Why the future is not female in science fiction cinema

By Katie Goh

Films like Blade Runner 2049 project male fantasies by placing women in roles of domestic servitude.

Tulip Fever

By David Jenkins

Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz suffer through this turgid period drama.

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Armie Hammer is set for Ben Wheatley’s Freakshift

By Sophie Wyatt

The Free Fire star is teaming up with the British writer/director for a futuristic sci-fi thriller.

Take a first look at Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft

By Little White Lies

The all-action gaming heroine is back in a brand new Tomb Raider reboot.

In praise of Mahershala Ali – 2016’s standout performer

By Matthew Eng

From Luke Cage to Moonlight, the American actor has made a vital contribution to his craft this year.

The Light Between Oceans

By David Jenkins

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander get hit by a deluge of Emotion in Derek Cianfrance’s period melodrama.

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The Light Between Oceans – first look review

By David Jenkins

The star-spangled tag team of Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander can’t save this ludicrous period weepie.

Son of a Gun

By Emma Simmonds

Superficial pleasures aside, this sun-bleached buddy crime flick is too light for the long game.

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Testament of Youth

By Emma Simmonds

Kit Harrington and Alicia Vikander do the best to lift this underwhelming British heritage drama.

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