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A group of smiling and laughing women in colourful, patterned dresses and tops, posing together at a social event.
Review

Greatest Days

by Lillian Crawford

A group of estranged friends reunite for a pop pil­grim­age in Coky Giedroy­c’s dire big screen ver­sion of the offi­cial Take That musical.

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The Flash

by Hannah Strong

Ezra Miller stars as Ezra Miller and Ezra Miller, and Michael Keaton is also there, in Andy Mushi­et­ti’s take on DC’s speed­i­est superhero.

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Two older men with grey hair and beards, one looking directly at the camera and the other with a pensive expression.
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Inland

by Robyn Quick

A trou­bled young man search­es for his moth­er in Fridtjof Ryder’s dis­ap­point­ing first feature.

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2
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A close-up of a Black man with dreadlocks, wearing a red sequinned top, posing with his arms raised.
Review

Pretty Red Dress

by David Jenkins

Dionne Edwards’ debut fea­ture recon­structs the stereo­types of Black mas­culin­i­ty in a way that’s hon­est and unsentimental.

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My Imaginary Country

by Marina Ashioti

A new vital work by Patri­cio Guzmán sees the doc­u­men­tary vet­er­an turn his gaze towards a new gen­er­a­tion of Chilean revolutionaries.

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4
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A man playing a violin, his eyes closed as he performs with intensity.
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Chevalier

by Leila Latif

Joseph Bologne receives a gor­geous biopic that also serves as a dev­as­tat­ing reminder of a great­ness near­ly entire­ly expunged from history.

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Giant mechanical warrior in forest with glowing green eyes and metallic components.
Review

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts

by David Jenkins

The extinc­tion of the human race is on the table with this join-the-dots sev­enth entry to the appar­ent­ly beloved fight­ing robot-based mega franchise.

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Four young children, two boys and two girls, sitting on a wooden bench outdoors. They wear casual clothing and have relaxed expressions.
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War Pony

by Charles Bramesco

Gina Gam­mell and Riley Keough’s debut fea­ture focus­es on two Oglala Lako­ta teenagers as they come of age in South Dakota.

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Medusa Deluxe

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

The cut­throat world of hair­dress­ing is the set­ting for this sparky mur­der mys­tery – a debut from Thomas Hardiman.

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Man in a tuxedo with a boutonnière, gazing seriously at the camera.
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Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

by Marina Ashioti

Barn­a­by Thomp­son cel­e­brates the mul­ti­fac­eted life and work of leg­endary play­wright Noël Cow­ard with a per­func­to­ry pro­file doc.

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