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The Chamber

By Jack Godwin

A hostile situation on a deep sea sub off the coast of North Korea – it’s sadly not as fun as it sounds.

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The Creeping Garden

By John Wadsworth

Suppurating slime mould takes the limelight in this eccentric, sci-fi themed documentary.

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Elle

By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Isabelle Huppert and Paul Verhoeven reunite to potent effect in this sly, caustic social critique.

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The Love Witch

By Elena Lazic

With this retro-styled gem, director Anna Biller provides a sumptuous response to ’70s sexploitation horror.

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Beauty and the Beast

By David Jenkins

This luxuriant live-action refit of the beloved animated feature sees Disney extend its recent winning streak.

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Catfight

By Matthew Eng

Anne Heche and Sandra Oh get aggressive in Onur Tukel’s scathing new comedy.

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Headshot

By David Jenkins

Eye-watering violence is the dish of the day in this stylish though ultra-formulaic martial arts runaround.

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Kong: Skull Island

By Adam Woodward

Tom Hiddleston on Apocalypse Now, ‘Heart of Darkness’, and great blockbusters.

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Viceroy’s House

By David Jenkins

The dramatic story of Partition in India is rendered as a glossy, light comedy in this underwhelming effort from Gurinder Chadha.

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Certain Women

By David Jenkins

Director Kelly Reichardt returns with another brilliantly understated study of love and desire.

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The Student

By Tom Williams

Kirill Serebrennikov’s scintillating drama offers of stark look at contemporary Russian schooling.

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Trespass Against Us

By Phil Concannon

Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson are terrific in this sturdy traveller drama from first-time director Adam Smith.

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The Fits

By Simran Hans

Anna Rose Holmer’s sparkling directorial debut offers a fresh take on female coming-of-age.

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It’s Only the End of the World

By David Jenkins

Xavier Dolan’s latest is an accidental – and excruciating – exercise in endurance cinema.

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Sweet Dreams

By David Jenkins

Italian director Marco Bellocchio ends an impressive run with a slick but schlocky mama’s boy melodrama.

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A Cure for Wellness

By Anton Bitel

Gore Verbinski’s macabre asylum thriller offers an intoxicating blend of mystery and surrealism.

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Patriots Day

By Elena Lazic

Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg combine forces for this rousing reenactment of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Best

By Cian Traynor

The Northern Irish footballing icon gets the imbalanced, occasionally brilliant documentary he deserves.

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