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Borderlands review – rage-quit worthy video game slop

By Juan Barquin

Eli Roth's slapdash adaptation of the brash video game series is a joyless slog despite the presence of Cate Blanchett.

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Tuesday review – a magical realist allegory

By Anton Bitel

A mother and her teenage daughter come face to face with death in the form of a strange talking bird in Daina Oniunas-Pusic's feature debut.

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It Ends With Us review – struggles to grapple with its heavy themes

By Anna McKibbin

Literary behemoth Colleen Hoover makes her cinematic debut, with this meandering, shallow examination of domestic abuse.

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Sky Peals review – the most moving film about the British highway ever made

By Hannah Strong

A man who feels disconnected from the world around him receives shocking news about his absent father in Moin Hussain's moving feature debut.

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Babes review – a true bundle of joy

By Leila Latif

Two lifelong best friends find their relationship tested as one of them navigates single motherhood in Pamela Adlon's delightful directorial debut.

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Alma’s Rainbow review – a stylish gem

By Marina Ashioti

30 years since its initial release, Ayoka Chenzira’s underseen debut feature receives a gorgeous 4K restoration.

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Dìdi review – a neo-nostalgic period piece

By David Jenkins

Set in 2008, a 13-year-old boy undergoes the trials and tribulations of his final month of middle school in Sean Wang's directorial debut.

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Kensuke’s Kingdom review – a heartfelt adaptation

By Joel Oiku

Michael Morpurgo‘s beloved children's novel gets an animated adaptation, courtesy of Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.

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I Saw the TV Glow review – an instant queer classic

By Esther Rosenfield

Jane Schoenbrun's sophomore feature is an unnerving take on loneliness, isolation, and the enduring mysteries of children's media.

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About Dry Grasses review – consistently mind-expanding

By David Jenkins

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's magnificent latest follows the daily life of a cantankerous English teacher in a small Anatollian village.

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Deadpool & Wolverine review – a mixed (ball) bag

By David Jenkins

The MCU serves up a two-hour dick joke slam in the guise of a metatextual superhero threequel. Results may vary.

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Shayda review – a moving, necessary picture

By Madeleine Wilson

Noora Niasari's tender drama follows a mother and her six-year-old daughter who take shelter at a women's refuge after fleeing an abusive marriage.

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Twisters review – cloudy with a chance of scattered narrative

By Hannah Strong

This sequel to the 1996 disaster blockbuster sees a new group of storm chasers set out to tame a tornado, but the results don't exactly blow us away.

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blur: To The End review – flails for a sense of narrative closure

By Callie Petch

The latest documentary about the Britpop comeback kings sadly doesn't reveal much that we didn't already know from previous film outings.

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Crossing review – sensitive and soulful

By Hannah Strong

A retired Georgian teacher sets out to reunite with her estranged niece in Istanbul in Levan Akin's compassionate third feature.

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Thelma review – June Squibb finally gets her starring role

By Hannah Strong

June Squibb is a delight in this sweet comedy about an irrepressible 93-year-old who won't take being scammed lying down.

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Sleep review – Jason Yu has the juice

By Josh Slater-Williams

A newlywed couple are haunted by sleepless nights in Jason Yu’s confident, darkly humorous debut feature.

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Longlegs review – a harrowing serial killer thriller

By Hannah Strong

A rookie FBI agent with psychic abilities hunts down a ruthless serial killer in Osgood Perkins' thoroughly unnerving, fantastically odd horror.

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