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Review

Please Baby Please

by Marina Ashioti

Aman­da Kramer’s allur­ing, neon-lit musi­cal fea­ture sees a new­ly­wed cou­ple cat­a­pult­ed into a queer awakening.

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4
In Retrospect
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

by Lydia Figes

Bene­dict Cum­ber­batch is elec­tric in Will Sharpe’s tumul­tuous por­trait of a cat lover extra­or­di­naire, sup­port­ed by a stel­lar cast.

4
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3
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3
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Review

Possessor

by Leila Latif

Bran­don Cro­nen­berg fol­lows up his impres­sive debut Antivi­ral with a vis­cer­al slice of hal­lu­ci­na­to­ry ultraviolence.

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4
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4
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Review

Luxor

by Fatima Sheriff

Andrea Riseborough’s aid work­er finds cathar­sis in the ancient Egypt­ian city in this mov­ing dra­ma from Zeina Durra.

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3
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Review

Mandy

by Hannah Strong

Panos Cos­matos unleash­es hell on Nico­las Cage and Andrea Rise­bor­ough in this bloody, psy­che­del­ic headtrip.

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5
In Retrospect
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Review

Battle of the Sexes

by David Jenkins

Emma Stone and Steve Carell go head-to-head in this fas­ci­nat­ing true sto­ry of sport and sexism.

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3
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Review

Mindhorn

by Adam Woodward

Julian Bar­ratt gives the finest com­e­dy per­for­mance of his career in this hilar­i­ous caper.

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4
In Retrospect
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W.E.

by Adam Woodward

Madonna’s lav­ish retelling of a 20th cen­tu­ry scan­dal is lit­tle more than a kitsch van­i­ty project.

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Review

Brighton Rock

by Adam Woodward

Rowan Joffe deliv­ers a stale and soapy rehash when he should have dared to dream bigger.

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