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An elderly man with greying hair and glasses, wearing a black jacket, standing against a rocky wall.
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Keyboard Fantasies

by John Dunning

This tour documentary-cum-biography celebrates the remarkable life and career of cult musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland.

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4
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Man with beard wearing a black jacket and looking thoughtful.
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Bull

by Lou Thomas

Neil Maskell is a man on a mission in writer/​director Paul Andrew Williams’ furious and formulaic revenge thriller.

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3
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A man in a dark suit sitting at a desk, writing on a document while a bottle of liquor stands nearby.
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The Card Counter

by David Jenkins

Paul Schrader continues his God’s Lonely Man project with Oscar Isaac in-tow as a tormented professional poker player.

4
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4
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4
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Young woman wearing green padded jacket, looking sideways with mountains in background.
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Eternals

by David Jenkins

Chloé Zhao remixes the Marvel Cinematic Universe template with this ethereal take on the classic superhero saga.

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4
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A woman wearing a yellow coat and hat standing in a grassy field with a large building in the background.
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Spencer

by David Jenkins

Kristen Stewart is the saving grace of director Pablo Larraín’s slow-paced and inert biopic of Princess Diana.

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2
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Two women in winter clothing, one holding a basket, walking on a city street. Black and white image with a vintage aesthetic.
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Passing

by David Jenkins

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson stars in Rebecca Hall’s stylish directorial debut about racial identity in 1920s New York.

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4
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A person in a beige coat looking out of a car window in a desert landscape.
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The Nowhere Inn

by Emily Maskell

Annie Clark (aka St Vincent) and Carrie Brownstein set off on an unconventional road trip in this pithy meta-documentary.

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4
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Woman with short dark hair wearing a pink zip-up top, looking directly at the camera.
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Quant

by Lillian Crawford

Sadie Frost directs this illuminating profile doc on the 1960s fashion icon and progenitor of the miniskirt.

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4
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A man in a light coloured shirt standing in a lush, green forest.
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Azor

by David Jenkins

This exceptional debut feature from Andreas Fontana takes in a search for a missing banker in ​’70s Argentina.

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4
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Woman wearing a white shirt, standing in a room with purple and red lighting.
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Last Night in Soho

by David Jenkins

This time-travelling neo-giallo from Edgar Wright contains a few stunning sequences, but flubs the final act.

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