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Wolf Man review – a bit of a howler

By Adam Woodward

Leigh Whannell follows up The Invisible Man with another present-day revival of a Universal Monster. This one bites.

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Here review – a forgiving and open mind is required for this one

By David Jenkins

This conceptually-intriguing folly sees Robert Zemeckis reteaming with Tom Hanks for an effects-driven everyman tale that never gets off the ground.

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Emmanuelle review – anticlimactic and unerotic

By David Jenkins

Audrey Diwan’s cold take on the infamous erotic softcore French novel leaves a bit too much to be desired.

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Vermiglio review – a hushed yet effectively emotive drama

By Natasha Jagger

Set in 1944, Maura Delpero’s Italian drama presents a complex familial portrait against the backdrop of a remote Alpine village.

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Architecton review – taps into the short-order nature of modern construction

By David Jenkins

Viktor Kossakovsky takes us on a journey through the concrete and stone that makes up much of our modern world.

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The Damned review – haunting but disappointing

By Billie Walker

A young widow in an Icelandic fishing village faces difficult decisions in Thordur Pallson's period folk horror.

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Babygirl review – intelligent, elegant adult filmmaking

By Hannah Strong

Halina Reijn's psychodrama sees Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson go toe-to-toe as a CEO and an intern who become embroiled in a complex illicit affair.

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Maria review – a tender eulogy for a remarkable talent

By Hannah Strong

Angelina Jolie has never been better as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, captured in the final week of her life by Pablo Larraín's elegant biographical drama.

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The Girl With The Needle review – politically pertinent Gothic horror story

By David Jenkins

Magnus von Horn brings subtlety and empathy to the serial killer genre in this extraordinary true-life yarn.

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A Real Pain review – an amusing and compelling inquiry into human pain and suffering

By Katherine McLaughlin

Based on a trip he took to Poland with his own cousin, Jesse Eisenberg crafts a sensitive dramedy co-starring Kieran Culkin.

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We Live in Time review – every generation gets the cancer romance it deserves

By Mark Asch

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star as a couple whose life is disrupted by a devastating cancer diagnosis in John Crowley's romantic weepie.

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review – an Aardman banger

By Hannah Strong

The eccentric inventor and his incredibly patient pooch return in a new adventure from Aardman Animation.

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The Order review – sadly prescient true life ’80s cop thriller

By Rafa Sales Ross

It’s cops versus Nazis in this old school policier from Justin Kurzel, powered by ace lead performances from Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies review – a Thai charmer

By Josh Slater-Williams

This winning comedy about a grandson whose empathy is driven by a sizeable inheritance is obvious grist for the US remake mill.

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Better Man review – chimply irresistible

By Hannah Strong

Ridiculously enjoyable Robbie Williams biopic with the bold gambit of having a CG-chimpanzee in the title role paying off handsomely.

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Nosferatu review – an earthy, erotic masterwork

By Charles Bramesco

Robert Eggers realises a lifelong dream in reimagining the tale of Count Orlok, with spellbinding results.

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Nickel Boys review – a miracle of a movie

By Sam Bodrojan

With this adaptation of Colson Whiteheads Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, filmmaker RaMell Ross delivers 2024’s most harrowing and transcendent film.

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