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I Saw the TV Glow review – an instant queer classic

By Esther Rosenfield

Jane Schoenbrun's sophomore feature is an unnerving take on loneliness, isolation, and the enduring mysteries of children's media.

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About Dry Grasses review – consistently mind-expanding

By David Jenkins

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's magnificent latest follows the daily life of a cantankerous English teacher in a small Anatollian village.

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Deadpool & Wolverine review – a mixed (ball) bag

By David Jenkins

The MCU serves up a two-hour dick joke slam in the guise of a metatextual superhero threequel. Results may vary.

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Shayda review – a moving, necessary picture

By Madeleine Wilson

Noora Niasari's tender drama follows a mother and her six-year-old daughter who take shelter at a women's refuge after fleeing an abusive marriage.

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Twisters review – cloudy with a chance of scattered narrative

By Hannah Strong

This sequel to the 1996 disaster blockbuster sees a new group of storm chasers set out to tame a tornado, but the results don't exactly blow us away.

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blur: To The End review – flails for a sense of narrative closure

By Callie Petch

The latest documentary about the Britpop comeback kings sadly doesn't reveal much that we didn't already know from previous film outings.

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Crossing review – sensitive and soulful

By Hannah Strong

A retired Georgian teacher sets out to reunite with her estranged niece in Istanbul in Levan Akin's compassionate third feature.

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Thelma review – June Squibb finally gets her starring role

By Hannah Strong

June Squibb is a delight in this sweet comedy about an irrepressible 93-year-old who won't take being scammed lying down.

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Sleep review – Jason Yu has the juice

By Josh Slater-Williams

A newlywed couple are haunted by sleepless nights in Jason Yu’s confident, darkly humorous debut feature.

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Longlegs review – a harrowing serial killer thriller

By Hannah Strong

A rookie FBI agent with psychic abilities hunts down a ruthless serial killer in Osgood Perkins' thoroughly unnerving, fantastically odd horror.

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In A Violent Nature review – great premise, poor execution

By Hannah Strong

Chris Nash's innovative spin on a horror staple boasts an excellent set-up, but falls flat in its final act.

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Hundreds of Beavers review – the best live-action Looney Tunes movie ever

By Callie Petch

A ruined applejack maker attempts to become a successful fur trapper in Mike Cheslik’s hysterical and inventive love letter to slapstick cinema.

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review – generic cop flick falls flat

By David Jenkins

Eddie Murphy hits the nostalgia circuit with this depressing, algorithmic homage to the sparkling 1984 original.

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Problemista review – a fiercely confident and surreal New York fairytale

By Lex Briscuso

Julio Torres writes, directs and stars in his debut feature, playing an idealistic toymaker who ends up in the employ of Tilda Swinton's eccentric art critic while trying to navigate the US immigration system.

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Kill review – a bumpy ride along parallel tracks of heroism and villainy

By Anton Bitel

A young man sets out to save his true love and ends up caught in a bloody battle aboard a train in Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's riotous actioner.

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Despicable Me 4 review – a paper-thin fourquel

By David Jenkins

Another chunk of glossy, silly content rolls out for the Steve Carell-fronted behemoth animation franchise.

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Orlando, My Political Biography review – a dive into the collective trans consciousness

By Esmé Holden

Spanish philosopher Paul B Preciado makes his feature documentary debut with an innovative homage to Virginia Woolf's seminal 1928 novel.

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