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Falcon Lake – first-look review

By Steph Green

First-time director Charlotte Le Bon draws out sweet performances from her young co-stars in this idyllic coming-of-ager.

War Pony – first-look review

By Charles Bramesco

Gina Gammel and Riley Keough’s debut feature focuses on two Oglala Lakota teenagers as they come of age in South Dakota.

Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind – first-look review

By Mark Asch

Ethan Coen’s solo debut effort is a ribald and energising archive montage on the life of taboo-busting rocker, Jerry Lee Lewis.

Holy Spider – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Ali Abbasi’s harrowing Iranian noir tells the true story of Saeed Hanaei, who murdered 16 female sex workers between 2000-2001.

RMN – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu returns with a superb social realist western with its finger on the erratic pulse of Europe.

Return to Seoul – first look review

By David Jenkins

Davy Chou’s bittersweet comedy of a Korean adoptee searching for her biological parents is powered by a dazzling lead performance.

Triangle of Sadness – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

A young model couple find themselves on the holiday from hell in the latest provocation from Sweden’s Ruben Östlund.

Three Thousand Years of Longing – first-look review

By Catherine Bray

George Miller returns to our screens with an ambitious tale of desire and magic featuring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba.

The Stranger – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Thomas M Wright’s atmospheric but underwhelming thriller tells of an elaborate sting operation to catch a killer in Australia.

Aftersun – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Paul Mescal doesn’t quite nail his role as a depressed young father in this emotionally furtive debut drama from Charlotte Wells.

Brother and Sister – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Arnaud Desplechin’s scintillating family ensemble charts a toxic sibling rivalry, with Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupard.

Boy from Heaven – first-look review

By Charles Bramesco

A power struggle begins after the death of the grand imam at a prestigious Cairo university in Tarik Saleh’s conventional drama.

EO – first-look review

By Mark Asch

A donkey in a travelling circus grapples with cruel fate in Jerzy Skolimowski’s strangely captivating drama.

Enys Men – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Mark Jenkin’s follow-up to 2019’s beloved Bait is the haunting tale of lonely botanist that offers audiovisual thrills a-plenty.

One Fine Morning – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Léa Seydoux plays a struggling single mother in a drama that’s not to Mia Hansen-Løve’s usual lofty standards.

Corsage – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Marie Kreutzer’s brilliant portrait of a woman on the brink is a refreshing take on the often tedious period drama concept.

Armageddon Time – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

A young boy navigates family and friendship during a time of social upheaval in James Gray’s tender semi-autobiographical latest.

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