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Couple in white wedding attire embrace, surrounded by guests in formal wear in grand hall.
Review

Death on the Nile

by Hannah Strong

Ken­neth Branagh directs and stars in a sec­ond Agatha Christie adap­ta­tion, but we’d rather he hadn’t.

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In Retrospect
Two women with fearful expressions peering through a partially open wooden door.
Review

Rebecca

by Hannah Strong

Armie Ham­mer and Lily James are woe­ful­ly mis­cast in this limp adap­ta­tion of Daphne du Maurier’s clas­sic novel.

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2
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A man with a dark beard and hat peers through a golden-framed doorway, set against a warm, amber-coloured interior.
Review

Hotel Mumbai

by Adam Woodward

Antho­ny Maras depicts a real-life tragedy in this grim action-thriller.

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Several businesspeople in formal attire, with a woman in the centre wearing a green coat.
Review

On the Basis of Sex

by Hannah Strong

Felic­i­ty Jones takes on the man­tle of Supreme Court Jus­tice Ruth Bad­er Gins­burg in this earnest but tooth­less biopic.

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Two men cycling on a cobblestone street, wearing casual blue shirts and shorts. One man is on a white bicycle, the other on a dark-coloured bicycle. A car is parked in the background.
Review

Call Me by Your Name

by Adam Woodward

Luca Guadagnino’s scin­til­lat­ing fol­low-up to A Big­ger Splash is a touchy-feely screen romance for our time and for all time.

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In Retrospect
Three men sitting together on a wall, laughing and relaxed. Warm lighting and a gritty, aged setting suggest a casual, informal scene.
Review

Free Fire

by David Jenkins

The myth of diplo­ma­cy is the key ingre­di­ent of a hot lead sal­ad in Ben Wheatley’s wicked­ly fun­ny pis­tol opera.

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Group of Black men in period clothing, some armed, standing together outside a brick building.
Review

The Birth of a Nation

by David Jenkins

Nate Parker’s much-hyped take on the life of rev­o­lu­tion­ary slave Nat Turn­er severe­ly lacks for nuance.

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In Retrospect