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Blue Jean

By Sarah Cleary

A closeted lesbian PE teacher grapples with the ramifications of Section 28 as a new student joins her class.

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Magic Mike’s Last Dance

By Hannah Strong

Mike Lane swaps Miami for London in this frustratingly underwhelming and unsexy threequel.

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Husband

By Xuanlin Tham

Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi attempt to navigate their relationship as they take a trip to the United States.

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Knock at the Cabin

By Hannah Strong

A family trying to enjoy a rural vacation find themselves faced with an impossible choice in M Night Shyamalan's new apocalypse thriller.

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Saint Omer

By David Jenkins

A literature professor observes a court case in which a mother stands accused of murdering her child in Alice Diop's sublime drama.

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EO

By Mark Asch

A donkey sets off on a long journey to reunite with his mistress in Jerzy Skolimowski's far-reaching drama.

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The Whale

By Hannah Strong

A grieving man battling an eating disorder attempts to reconnect with his daughter in Darren Aronofsky's drama.

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Plane

By Rafa Sales Ross

Gerard Butler plays a pilot whose plane goes down in a conflict zone in Jean-François Richet's surprisingly satisfying thriller.

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January

By Anton Bitel

Two men snowed in at a remote cabin await the return of their boss in Andrey Paounov's unique, existential horror.

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What’s Love Got to Do With It?

By Fatima Sheriff

A filmmaker sets out to document her best friend's arranged marriage in Shekhar Kapur's culture clash romantic comedy.

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The Fabelmans

By Hannah Strong

Steven Spielberg weaves a tale about his childhood love of cinema and the relationship between his parents in this light but lovely mostly true story.

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Unwelcome

By Anton Bitel

A young couple reeling from a violent attack play host to strange house guests in Jon Wright's Irish horror.

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All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

By Marina Ashioti

Laura Poitras' portrait of activist and artist Nan Goldin is a damning indictment of the US pharmaceutical industry and a touching look at a familial tragedy.

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Nascondino (Hide & Seek)

By Marina Ashioti

This lyrical observational documentary by debutant Victoria Fiore follow’s a young boy growing up on the streets of Naples.

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The Substitute

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A humble school teacher is forced into a stand off against a local drug lord in Diego Lerman's compelling, though overly-contrived drama.

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More Than Ever

By Laura Venning

Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel play a couple grappling with a life-altering illness in Emily Atef's sensitive but slight drama.

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Holy Spider

By David Jenkins

Ali Abbasi crafts a thriller ripped from the headlines in this story of 'The Spider Killer' who targeted female sex workers in Mashhad, Iran.

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M3gan

By Hannah Strong

A tech wiz bites off more than she can chew when her pint-sized toy creation forms a strong, malevolent bond with her young niece.

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