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Made In England: The Films Of Powell & Pressburger review – a delicious whirlwind tour

by David Jenkins

A rousing personal journey with Martin Scorsese through the films made under the iconic banner of The Archers.

4
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4
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4
In Retrospect
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La Chimera review – shows new ways a movie can be

by Esmé Holden

Alice Rohrwacher creates a magical fairytale about a group of tomb raiders, anchored by a soulful performance from Josh O’Connor.

4
Anticipation
4
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5
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The Idea of You review – a sultry unexpectedly entertaining romance

by Hannah Strong

Anne Hathaway plays a 40-year-old single mother who embarks on a torrid love affair with a 24-year-old pop star in Michael Showalter’s schmaltzy but not without charm rom-com.

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3
In Retrospect
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The Fall Guy review – good stunts, appalling script

by Hannah Strong

In David Leitch’s bombastic salute to the Hollywood stunt industry, Ryan Gosling becomes inadvertently embroiled in a nefarious plot while trying to regain the trust of his former lover.

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Anticipation
3
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2
In Retrospect
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Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review – a perfect lead performance

by David Jenkins

A happily single Georgian woman is forced to reconsider her life of solitude when she falls in love in Elene Naveriani’s bittersweet romantic dramedy.

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4
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Love Lies Bleeding review – hot, dirty, fast, combustible

by Hannah Strong

Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brien are on fire as star-crossed lovers who get into a sweaty mess in Rose Glass’s lurid ​’80s throwback thriller.

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5
In Retrospect
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Nezouh review – compassionate but needlessly convoluted

by Hamza Shehryar

Soudade Kaadan’s second feature is truistic yet forceful in examining the complexities of human suffering and confinement through a teenage girl stuck in the thick of the Syrian civil war.

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3
In Retrospect
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The American Society of Magical Negroes review – an undercooked, frustrating satire

by Hamza Shehryar

Less Harry Potter and more American Fiction, this politically charged satire is more banal than it first seems.

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2
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2
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Abigail – avoid the trailer for maximum, bloody pleasure

by Anton Bitel

A pack of hired goons get more than they bargained for in this inventive and nasty evil kid romp.

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3
In Retrospect
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If Only I Could Hibernate – a very fine first feature

by Hamza Shehryar

This Mongolian drama of a poverty-stricken young academic abandoned by his mother makes for a intriguing debut.

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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect