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Mickey 17 review – gross and heartwarming in equal measure

By Hannah Strong

Robert Pattinson stars as a so-called expendable in Bong Joon Ho's hotly anticipated follow-up to Parasite, facing off against perma-tanned megalomaniacs and croissant-shaped creatures.

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I’m Still Here review – memory as resistance

By Rafa Sales Ross

Walter Salles returns to narrative filmmaking with a sensitive depiction of the forced disappearance of former congressman Rubens Paiva, and the devastation his family faced.

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September Says review – uncanny and tender

By Hannah Strong

Two sisters share an unshakable bond in Ariane Labed's uniquely strange feature debut.

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The Monkey review – Theo James goes ape

By Hannah Strong

A cheeky monkey with a violent streak gets Theo James in all sorts of trouble in Osgood Perkins' bloodthirsty horror based on a Stephen King short story.

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I Am Martin Parr review – a one-sided artist portrait

By David Jenkins

An unapologetic hagiography of the famed British photographer whose work chronicles working class leisure time.

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To A Land Unknown review – a brilliantly acted tale of moral complexity

By Marina Ashioti

Two Palestinian refugees navigate the seedy underbelly of Athens in Mahdi Fleifel’s compelling fiction feature debut.

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – pleasant but forgettable

By Hannah Strong

Renée Zellweger dons her big knickers again as the frazzled heroine, this time getting her groove back after her husband's death.

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The People’s Joker – you have to see it to believe it

By Violet Lucca

A glorious, multifarious and modern rethink of the coming of age story as filtered through superhero movies, stand-up and the trans experience.

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Cottontail review – Lily Franky gives another stunning performance

By Josh Slater-Williams

Lily Franky stars in this tender tale about a father and son travelling from Tokyo to the Lake District to scatter his late wife's ashes.

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Heart Eyes review – a gimmicky horror fauxmance

By Billie Walker

Two youngsters come a cropper of a very particular masked maniac in Josh Ruben's dismal horror-romance mash-up.

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Memoir of a Snail – a stop-motion marvel with a dark heart

By David Jenkins

The life of a snail-fixated loner plays out as a series of disasters in this stridently emotional animated feature from Australian filmmaker, Adam Elliot.

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The Seed of the Sacred Fig review – a melodrama of resistance

By Mark Asch

An Iranian judge appointed to Tehran's Revolutionary Court grapples with dissent both at work and at home in Mohammad Rasoulof’s politically charged thriller.

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Love Hurts review – no love, much hurts

By Marina Ashioti

Ke Huy Quan and Ariana Debose star in stunt performer Jonathan Eusebio’s Valentine’s Day-themed directorial debut.

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Dog Man review – zippy, beautifully constructed family fun

By Callie Petch

DreamWorks’ second feature-length Dav Pilkey adaptation is a lot of bark and solid bite.

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The Fire Inside review – a sporting biog that lacks originality

By David Jenkins

Rachel Morrison directs a script by Barry Jenkins with this sadly-underwhelming underdog boxing biopic of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields.

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Bring Them Down review – a chilling neo-western

By Hannah Strong

Tensions reach fever pitch in a rural Irish farming community in Christopher Andrews' fierce feature debut.

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Companion review – no thrills, only spills in this AI apologia

By Hannah Strong

Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star as a young couple whose weekend away uncovers difficult truths about their relationship in Drew Hancock's sci-fi thriller.

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The Colours Within review – hits with the power of a dodgeball

By Josh Slater-Williams

Anime director Naoko Yamada returns with a wonderful coming-of-ager set in a Catholic girls' boarding school.

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