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Dheepan

By David Jenkins

Jacques Audiard returns with a hard-hitting immigration drama about a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior.

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Couple in a Hole

By Simran Hans

Kate Dickie and Paul Higgins star in this slow-burning woodland drama from director Tom Geens.

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The Huntsman: Winter’s War

By David Jenkins

This originality-neutral trawl through a fairy tale fantasy world is saved by the comedy sidekicks.

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Victoria

By David Jenkins

Sebastian Schipper’s sensational single-take thriller is an ode to the art of filmmaking.

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Mammal

By David Jenkins

This dour showcase for Australian actor Rachel Griffiths is a drama of grief and motherhood that is subtle with a capital S.

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Black Mountain Poets

By David Jenkins

Improvised poetry slam antics are heightened by an ace comic turn from Alice Lowe.

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Motley’s Law

By Mathilde Dumazet

This sensitive profile of a female lawyer working in Afghanistan is a real superhero movie.

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Eddie the Eagle

By Chris Blohm

Kingsman star Taron Egerton puts in another impressive shift in this guilty pleasure nostalgia fest.

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Welcome to Me

By Mathilde Dumazet

Kristen Wiig becomes an self-starting chat show host in this satire of American egocentrism.

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Iona

By Charlotte Keeys

Emotions run high on a remote Scottish island in British writer/director Scott Graham’s drama.

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Court

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

This detailed and fascinating insight into India’s justice system throws up plenty of surprises.

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The Club

By Emma Simmonds

Ace Chilean director Pablo Larraín delivers a brooding and provocative drama about disgraced priests.

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Disorder

By David Jenkins

The ever impressive Matthias Schoenaerts plays a PTSD sufferer in this taut thriller from Alice Winocour.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

By David Jenkins

Where do trailers end and movies begin? Zack Snyder has the answer with his fever-pitched latest.

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Speed Sisters

By David Jenkins

Meet Palestine’s only all-female motorsport team in this insightful documentary form Amber Fares.

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Mojave

By Joel Philpott

Oscar Isaac turns villain in this enjoyably moody thriller from director writer/director William Monahan.

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The Pearl Button

By Glenn Heath Jr

Master doc maker Patricio Guzmán returns with a stunning look at our destructive relationship with Earth.

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Rock the Kasbah

By David Jenkins

This turgid Afghan-based comedy will leave you wondered if Bill Murray will ever star in a good movie again.

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