Reviews

Black

By David Jenkins

Gang warfare on the streets of Brussels is the backdrop of this flashy but unfulfilling romantic tragedy.

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Cosmos

By David Jenkins

Don’t miss this masterful, macabre swansong from mad Polish maestro Andrzej Zulawski.

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Kubo and the Two Strings

By Charlie Theobald

Laika Studios may have delivered their masterpiece with this staggering stop-motion fable.

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The Confession: Living the War on Terror

By David Jenkins

Warzone gadfly Moazzam Begg is the subject of this interrogative documentary about his life and times.

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Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words

By Phil Concannon

An intimate, revelatory portrait of the late Swedish film icon from director Stig Björkman.

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Wiener-Dog

By Elena Lazic

Greta Gerwig provides the spark in American nihilist Todd Solondz’s unofficial sequel to Welcome to the Dollhouse.

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Valley of Love

By David Jenkins

A film in which Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu play fictional versions of themselves should’ve been better.

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David Brent: Life on the Road

By Adam Woodward

Ricky Gervais revives his most famous – and cringeworthy – comic creation in this lamentable spin-off.

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Nerve

By Beth Perkin

The schoolyard game of Double Dare finally gets its own movie courtesy of Catfish directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.

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Pete’s Dragon

By Adam Woodward

Disney’s dazzling ode to childhood innocence and the power of imagination will make your heart soar.

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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

By Elena Lazic

Zac Efron and Adam Devine play hapless dudebro brothers in this silly, surprisingly offensive comedy.

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The Little Prince

By Wilbur Charles-Roberts

Animator Mark Osbourne puts a contemporary twist on this much adored children’s classic.

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Suicide Squad

By Adam Woodward

DC’s freak show rodeo is an undercooked, cartoonish romp that reveals a great deal about modern moviemaking.

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Sweet Bean

By David Jenkins

Generations collide in this eccentric cookery-themed comedy drama from Japanese director Naomi Kawase.

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Up for Love

By Catherine Karellis

The hilarity of being a short person is leveraged in this very silly, single-note French rom-com.

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The Library Suicides

By Josh Slater-Williams

There’s plenty to admire about this nifty, twisty Welsh-language thriller from director Euros Lyn.

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The Purge: Election Year

By Anton Bitel

The second sequel to 2013’s dystopian satire feels eerily prescient in its depiction of a polarised America.

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Sid and Nancy

By David Jenkins

A 30th anniversary re-release for Alex Cox’s tragic tale of punk royalty lost to the needle.

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