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Sing Sing review – Domingo and Maclin deliver powerhouse performances

by Isaac Feldberg

Set in a correctional facility, Greg Kwedar’s poignant drama offers an exploration of art’s transformative potential.

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4
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review – squelchy, stripy sequel fun

by Hannah Strong

Burton, Keaton and Ryder turn up the juice and see what shakes loose in a sequel 36 years in the making that manages to deliver plenty of laughs even if it’s all a bit chaotic.

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4
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3
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Cadejo Blanco review – a stand-out performance from Karen Martínez

by David Jenkins

A young woman in Guatemala takes a deadly risk to find her missing sister in Justin Lerner’s tense thriller.

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4
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4
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Blink Twice review – righteous fury in paradise

by Hannah Strong

Zoë Kravitz makes her directorial debut with this gutsy thriller about a dream vacation that quickly takes a dark turn.

4
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4
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4
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Kneecap review – energised Irish pride

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A couple of Belfast likely lads set out on a journey of rap-based resistance in Rich Peppiatt’s cheeky pseudo-bio of the band Kneecap.

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4
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Clandestina review – fails to do Tengarrinha’s story justice

by Maes Kerr

Maria Mire directs this innovative documentary about Margarida Tengarrinha, a member of the Portuguese Communist Party during António de Oliveira Salazar’s premiership.

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3
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3
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Between the Temples review – a wise, wistful dramedy

by Hannah Strong

Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane star in a beautifully told story of grief, faith, and finding each other in a time of crisis.

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4
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Cuckoo review – never quite takes flight

by Hannah Strong

A young woman begins to suspect something is desperately wrong at the ski resort her family have moved to in Tilman Singer’s uneven sophomore film.

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3
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3
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Hollywoodgate review – a fascinating, chilling, if limited study

by David Jenkins

An abandoned CIA base in Kabul becomes a playground for the resurgent Taliban in Ibrahim Nash’at’s intriguing piece of documentary reportage.

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3
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Only the River Flows review – a spellbinding nightmare

by Josh Slater-Williams

A detective is haunted by a murder case he can’t crack in Wei Shujun’s unsettling crime drama.

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4
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