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The Light Between Oceans

by David Jenkins

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander get hit by a deluge of Emotion in Derek Cianfrance’s period melodrama.

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Girls Lost

by Lauren Thompson

Don’t miss this vital LGBT-themed coming-of-age drama from director Alexandra-Therese Keining.

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A family sitting together at a table, a man and woman standing behind a young girl who is sitting and writing or drawing.
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After Love

by Manuela Lazic

The bitter bureaucracy of a break up is rendered with delicacy by the Belgian director Joachim Lafosse.

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Group of adults, some holding children, gathered in a medical setting.
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Starfish

by Mike Tsenti

The trauma of a loved one falling foul of illness is captured in this moving Brit indie.

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Black and white image of a group of people, presumably performers, in front of a large "Rock City" sign.
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NG83 When We Were B Boys

by Poppy Doran

Ageing Nottingham-based breakdancers attempt to relive their glory days in this scrappy doc.

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Two men in suits stand in a dimly lit train carriage, their expressions serious.
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Train to Busan

by Mike Tsenti

The Korean smash hit in which a battle against zombie hoards takes place on a commuter train.

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Further Beyond

by David Jenkins

A spin-dried movie biopic that manages to be both playful and moving – another triumph for its brilliant directors.

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A person wearing a red cap, holding a firearm, sitting in the driver's seat of a red vehicle.
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Boyz n the Hood (1991)

by David Jenkins

A welcome re-release of John Singleton’s emotionally wrenching ghetto saga heads up the BFI’s Black Star season.

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Three Buddhist monks in orange robes standing in front of a city skyline with tall buildings and fountains.
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Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Werner Herzog explores how the internet has shaped the modern world in this information heavy doc.

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Doctor Strange

by Manuela Lazic

At long last – a light, funny superhero movie that embraces the fantasy aspects of the genre in both its story and form.

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