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Person in black jacket stands before massive, icy glacier formation and turbulent waters.
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

by Louise Busfield

An impassioned Al Gore returns to explain (again) how climate change is killing the planet and what we can do to save it.

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Lush tropical garden with vibrant green foliage, a man walking amongst the plants.
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La Soledad

by David Jenkins

A vital survey of contemporary Venezuela as seen from the eyes of a single, struggling working class family.

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Anime-style illustration featuring a young woman in a school uniform, standing with a plush toy. Two male characters, one on a scooter, in the background. Vibrant colours and a suspension bridge in the sky.
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Napping Princess

by Michael Leader

This entertaining animated adventure imagines a near-future powered by machines.

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Three people, two women and one man, standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall. The women are wearing casual clothing, while the man is wearing a sleeveless shirt. The image has a warm, vibrant colour palette.
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Quest

by David Jenkins

This poetic, deeply moving portrait of a working class Philadelphia family spans nearly a decade.

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A woman with curly dark hair, wearing a white blouse, performing an expressive dance gesture with her arms raised.
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Step

by Louise Busfield

Amanda Lipitz’s uplifting documentary follows a high-school step dance team in inner-city Baltimore.

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Close-up of a man wearing a hat and coat, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
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Le Doulos (1962)

by David Jenkins

This dark, complex 1962 policier heads up a celebration of French director Jean-Pierre Melville at London’s BFI Southbank.

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Man in leather jacket and cap standing in a doorway.
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Tom of Finland

by Adam Woodward

Pioneering queer artist Touko Laaksonen is the subject of this handsome, if slightly too cosy, biopic.

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A person, likely a young child, standing in a dimly lit room, wearing a green shirt.
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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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5
In Retrospect
Unsettling close-up of a creepy-looking doll with large, wide-open eyes, red cheeks, and a sinister grin.
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Annabelle: Creation

by David Jenkins

This stripped-back haunted doll sequel racks up a few nice jump scares, but doesn’t manage much more than that.

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Close-up of a man with dark hair and a serious expression, wearing a dark jacket, against a blurred background of trees.
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The Ghoul

by David Jenkins

This ambitious shoestring psycho thriller shoots for the Moon but doesn’t quite make it off the launchpad.

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