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The World to Come

by Katie Goh

Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby forge a connection on the American frontier in Mona Fastvold’s period romance.

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Light of My Life

by Lou Thomas

Casey Affleck directs and stars in this suspenseful post-pandemic wilderness saga.

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The Old Man & the Gun

by Hannah Strong

Robert Redford plays an ageing gentleman bankrobber in this glorious throwback to his ​’70s pomp.

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A Ghost Story

by Adam Woodward

Rooney Mara feels a spectral presence in this elegant slow-burner from director David Lowery.

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Manchester by the Sea

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Casey Affleck delivers a career-best performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s stunning meditation on loss.

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Triple 9

by David Jenkins

Australian director John Hillcoat assembles an A‑list crack squad for this gritty by-the-numbers heist flick.

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Out of the Furnace

by Matt Thrift

A magnetic Christian Bale adds much-needed gravitas to this otherwise conventional blue-collar revenge saga.

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Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

by Adam Woodward

The spirit of Terrence Malick is evoked in this tender western starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.

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The Killer Inside Me

by David Jenkins

A scene of almost unwatchable violence will colour your opinion on Michael Winterbottom’s dark thriller.

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

by Lorien Haynes

Andrew Dominik’s epic retelling of the Jesse James saga dares you to invest in its hero.

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