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Five people, three men and two women, standing in a dimly lit room with red and blue lighting. The group appears to be a team or group of individuals, possibly in a professional or work-related setting.
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The Old Guard

by Hannah Strong

Netflix eyes up a superhero franchise to call their own with Gina Prince-Bythewood’s entertaining action epic.

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A young man embracing a young woman by a window, with plants in the background.
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Litigante

by David Jenkins

A moving account of a mother trying desperately to balance a scandal at work and a health drama at home.

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A group of people, including a basketball coach and several players, gathered in a gymnasium. The players are wearing basketball uniforms with the number 5 and 50.
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Finding the Way Back

by Hannah Strong

Ben Affleck exorcises some personal demons in this sometimes effective basketball drama.

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Man, woman, and child eating at a table in a dimly lit room.
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Back Roads

by Charles Bramesco

Alex Pettyfer marks his directorial debut in inauspicious fashion with this lurid family incest thriller.

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An elderly man with a long beard embracing a young woman on a foggy, rural road.
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A White, White Day

by Trevor Johnston

A police chief’s suspicion turns into an obsession in this chilly Icelandic drama from Hlynur Palmason.

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Two people in traditional Asian dress, a woman in a pink kimono with a red floral accessory and a man in dark clothing, in a lush green outdoor setting.
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Family Romance, LLC

by Tom Bond

Werner Herzog delves into the strange world of a Japanese agency which specialises in artifice.

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Extensive bookshelf covering entire wall, containing numerous books of varying colours and sizes. Ornate lamp and chair visible in foreground, suggesting a cosy reading nook.
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The Booksellers

by Anna Bogutskaya

The curious world of rare book sellers is the subject of this documentary from director DW Young.

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Two men in a guitar workshop, one wearing a guitar-themed t-shirt examining a guitar, the other playing an electric guitar.
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Carmine Street Guitars

by Adam Woodward

Director Ron Mann takes us on an intimate tour of a legendary Greenwich Village music shop.

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Two people in medieval-style costumes - a male in armoured attire and a female in a white gown - standing on a rocky, barren landscape.
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

by David Jenkins

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams are the Icelandic bar band who accidentally make it big in this occasionally effective comedy.

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Young woman in a bright red sparkling leotard performing a dance routine.
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Athlete A

by Hannah Strong

Maggie Nichols and a raft of former gymnasts detail the sexual abuse they suffered within USA Gymnastics at the hands of disgraced doctor Larry Nassar.

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