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The Last Face

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Director Sean Penn drops an almighty clanger with this tepid war zone drama starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem.

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Miss Sloane

By Matt Thrift

Jessica Chastain takes it to The Man in this House of Cards-y drama about political lobbying.

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Frantz

By Amy Bowker

A dour monochrome melodrama is the latest from genre-hopping French workhorse, François Ozon.

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Jawbone

By Phil Concannon

Johnny Harris puts in an emotionally layered shift in this hard-hitting boxing drama.

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Tomcat

By David Jenkins

This icy Austrian relationship drama ponders how much of a battering love can take before it all falls apart.

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The Levelling

By David Jenkins

Hope Dickson Leach announces herself as the great white hope of British film with this quietly devastating debut.

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Alien: Covenant

By Adam Woodward

Ridley Scott delivers a baroque monster movie that’s better than Prometheus.

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Harmonium

By Anton Bitel

A young family comes apart at the seams in this gripping drama from Japanese writer/director Kôji Fukada.

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Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

By Sophie Wyatt

This tale of rival New York town planners makes for an educational look at how cities are built.

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Mindhorn

By Adam Woodward

Julian Barratt gives the finest comedy performance of his career in this hilarious caper.

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The Promise

By Sophie Wyatt

Hotel Rwanda’s Terry George returns with a colourful historical portrait of the Armenian Genocide.

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Heal the Living

By David Jenkins

Katell Quillévéré’s extraordinary third feature follows the journey of a human heart from one body into another.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

By David Jenkins

This big shiny superhero sequel delivers on expectation, but never threatens to do anything more than that.

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Lady Macbeth

By Elena Lazic

A stunning lead turn from Florence Pugh anchors this complex and compelling period drama.

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Bunch of Kunst

By Eve Watling

This doc about bile-spilling anarcho-rockers Sleaford Mods is also an encapsulation of working class malaise.

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Rules Don’t Apply

By Glenn Heath Jr

This minor-key return for Hollywood legend Warren Beatty is a passionate slow-release gem.

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Their Finest

By David Jenkins

Gemma Arterton gives Blighty a much-needed morale boost in this charming wartime comedy-drama.

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Letters from Baghdad

By Eve Watling

The controversial life and times of explorer Gertrude Bell is the subject of this patchwork doc narrated by Tilda Swinton.

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