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Men in hats and coats, some with glasses, in a crowd.
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The Alto Knights review – if it ain’t broke…

by Leila Latif

Robert De Niro does double duty as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in Barry Levinson’s surprisingly enjoyable gangster thriller.

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Wooden statues of two bears on a wooden deck, with trees and foliage in the background.
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Flow review – cat’s entertainment

by Hannah Strong

A small grey cat embarks on a big adventure in Gints Zilbalodis’ charming Oscar winner.

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Four people sitting outdoors, two men in casual clothing and hats, one woman wearing a hat, and another man wearing sunglasses.
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All Happy Families review – a sweet reckoning with family strife

by David Jenkins

This well-mounted ensemble comedy sees a schlubby Josh Radnor forced to deal with a visit from his eccentric parents and brother.

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The Rule Of Jenny Pen review – a stand-out ageing horror

by Billie Walker

A former judge finds himself confined to a nursing home where a sinister puppet rules the roost in James Ashcroft’s effective horror.

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Two people, an elderly man in a dark suit and a young woman in a grey jumper, standing in a dimly lit room with various decorations.
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Opus review – off-key pop industry satire misses all its cues

by David Jenkins

John Malkovich is an electro pop god with an axe to grind in this glossy music industry horror-satire by debut director Mark Anthony Green

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Woman with messy dark hair, wearing a blue top, standing against a yellow wall.
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Sister Midnight review – a droll, strange, cool freak of a film

by Anton Bitel

Karan Kandhari’s film about a misanthropic newlywed giving into her feral impulses is an unpredictable, genre-bending delight.

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Segregation sign on building stating "Net blankes. Whites only. Net nie-blankes" and two men standing on steps, one holding a bicycle.
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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found review – a vital piece of cine-portraiture

by Lucy Peters

Filmmaker Raoul Peck unearths the searing social realist photographs of an artist whose work was thought to be lost.

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Young person standing in a cluttered bookshop, looking pensive.
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On Falling review – Solidly-made slice of Loachian miserablism

by David Jenkins

The dire lot of a low-paid factory worker is the subject of this rigorous if hardly revelatory character study from debut director Laura Carreira.

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Man with beard, shirtless, standing in room.
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Marching Powder review – a proper, proper gaffe

by Adam Woodward

Nick Love and Danny Dyer are back with yet another boorish, small-minded take on the football hooligan genre.

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The Last Showgirl review – dreamy and low-key to a fault

by Mark Asch

Pamela Anderson excels as an over-the-hill Vegas showgirl seeing out her notice period in this low-key, vibey backstage drama from Gia Coppola.

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