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Fallen Leaves review – the Finnish legend returns

by David Jenkins

Another gorgeous tragicomic farce from Finnish maestro Aki Kaurismäki, a heartfelt cinephile ode to the possibility of love among the working classes.

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Lost In The Night review – violent drama hampered by convention

by David Jenkins

Mexican provocateur Amat Escalante makes a half-cocked bid for mainstream respectability in this intriguing tale of a young man’s torrid search for his missing mother.

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The Eternal Daughter review – double your Tilda, double your pleasure

by Catherine Bray

Tilda Swinton plays both mother and daughter in Joanna Hogg’s eerie and effective exploration of parent-child relationships.

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Saltburn review – gorgeous, lurid, shallow and frustrating

by Hannah Strong

A working-class student finds himself thrust into a new world in Emerald Fennell’s stylish but underwhelming second feature.

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Napoleon review – a dirty, bloody epic

by Hannah Strong

Ridley Scott takes on the might of France’s most famous son in predictably brash and thrilling style.

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – lopsided prequel

by David Jenkins

Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth head up this serviceable franchise prequel that divebombs into ignominy and obscurity during its protracted final act.

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May December review – a frothy psychodrama with a lurid bite

by Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes’ deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.

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Anatomy of a Fall review – Sandra Hüller is one of the finest to ever do it

by David Jenkins

A woman has to stand trial after her husband dies in suspicious circumstances in Justine Triet’s compelling courtroom drama.

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The Eternal Memory – Intimate, meandering doc

by David Jenkins

A sentimental docu-portrait of a Chilean journalist, famed for his reporting on Pinochet’s atrocities, whose own memory is leaving him.

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Give Me Pity! review – an experimental, esoteric extravaganza

by Marina Ashioti

A young woman’s dream gig on television descends into chaos in Amanda Kramer’s imaginative new melodrama.