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Two masked figures on horseback in a Western setting, wearing cowboy hats and bandanas over their faces.
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The Harder They Fall

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s supremely violent revenge thriller is a bold and bloody reinvention of the movie western.

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4
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A woman in a messy, cluttered bedroom sitting on a bed, looking pensive.
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Playlist

by Ariel Klinghoffer

French graphic novel artist Nine Antico directs this uneven character study of a young woman looking for love.

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2
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Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a sofa and looking at each other intently. The room is dimly lit, with a lamp and framed artwork visible in the background.
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Dear Evan Hansen

by Corey Atad

This well-intentioned but glaringly wrongheaded adaptation of the Tony-winning musical is one of the year’s worst.

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1
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A woman and a young boy sitting in a dimly lit, wooden-panelled room. The woman has dark hair and appears concerned, while the boy has a pensive expression.
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Antlers

by Anton Bitel

A horned entity stalks Keri Russell’s school teacher in director Scott Cooper’s allegorical American horror story.

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4
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Smiling male musician in denim jacket playing acoustic guitar on stage.
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Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers

by Greg Wetherall

This newly unearthed chronicle of the making of the American singer-songwriter’s favourite album is a gift for fans.

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4
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Vast rocky desert landscape with towering sandstone formations, two figures standing on a rocky outcrop in the foreground.
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Dune

by David Jenkins

Timothée Chalamet excels as space prince Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s spectacular widescreen epic.

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4
In Retrospect
Cluttered vintage office interior with bookshelves, furniture, and several people, including a man in a bow tie and an older man.
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The French Dispatch

by Hannah Strong

Wes Anderson’s New Yorker-inspired anthology film is a meticulously-crafted love letter to the art of magazine journalism.

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5
In Retrospect
A man with a dark beard looks frightened as a large, menacing creature with sharp teeth approaches him.
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage

by Hannah Strong

Tom Hardy returns as the reporter with an extraterrestrial monkey on his back in Andy Serkis’ zany comic book sequel.

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3
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Silhouetted figure of a person sitting alone on a pier at dusk, surrounded by a calm body of water and a colourful sky.
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ear for eye

by David Jenkins

debbie tucker green adapts her own stage play to create a radical study of racial discourse in contemporary society.

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Four young musicians performing on stage, two playing electric guitars and one playing a bass guitar, in a black and white image.
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The Velvet Underground

by Michael Leader

Todd Haynes directs this definitive chronicle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, taking in everything from doo wop to pop art.

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