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Aloys

By Anton Bitel

Swiss director Tobias Nölle stuns with this haunting feature debut about alienation and hope.

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A Good American

By Lauren Thompson

Could a mass wiretapping programme have prevented the attacks on the World Trade Centre?

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The Girl with All the Gifts

By Anton Bitel

A new star rises in Sennia Nanua who plays a preteen zombie who’s still showing signs of life.

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Little Men

By Trevor Johnston

Writer/director Ira Sachs strikes movie gold with this everyday epic about the making of masculinity.

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Imperium

By Adam Woodward

Daniel Radcliffe goes deep undercover in this thrilling neo-Nazi themed procedural.

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The Lovers and the Despot

By Matthew Eng

Two filmmakers are forced to work for Kim Jong-il in this utterly bizarre true story.

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De Palma

By David Jenkins

Noah Baumbach’s survey of the life and work of Brian De Palma is riveting and highly entertaining.

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El Sur (1983)

By David Jenkins

Every inch of every frame in this lilting father-daughter drama by Victor Erice is calculated perfection.

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The Clan

By Christina Newland

The usually reliable Pablo Trapero stutters with this inert crime thriller about the infamous Puccio family.

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Sour Grapes

By Trevor Johnston

Wealthy wine connoisseurs get more than they bargained for in this strangely compelling doc.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

By Anton Bitel

Taika Waititi lays on the charm in this storybook adventure yarn about a young Maori orphan.

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The Magnificent Seven

By David Jenkins

Antoine Fuqua drags the beloved 1960 all-star dad western kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

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Set the Thames on Fire

By Ewan Cameron

London meets its maker in this charming, frazzled shoestring road movie about two pals braving the apocalypse.

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Blair Witch

By Anton Bitel

The long-awaited horror sequel no one saw coming is here – and it’s scary as hell.

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The Infiltrator

By David Jenkins

A very nuts and bolts true-life police saga in which Bryan Cranston goes deep undercover to foil a drug cartel.

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Bridget Jones’s Baby

By Adam Woodward

Renée Zellweger is back to her breezy, lovable best in this triumphant second sequel.

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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

By David Jenkins

A stunning 4K restoration of Nic Roeg’s classic sci-fi, in which David Bowie hits stellar heights.

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Theo and Hugo

By David Jenkins

A captivating Parisian gay love story with lashings of steamy sex.

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