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ear for eye

By David Jenkins

debbie tucker green adapts her own stage play to create a radical study of racial discourse in contemporary society.

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The Velvet Underground

By Michael Leader

Todd Haynes directs this definitive chronicle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, taking in everything from doo wop to pop art.

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Halloween Kills

By Adam Woodward

Michael Myers runs amok once more in director David Gordon Green’s strangely lacklustre slasher sequel.

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The Last Duel

By Rafa Sales Ross

Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer star in Ridley Scott’s blunt-edged tale of masculinity and betrayal in the 14th century.

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Freshman Year

By Emily Maskell

With this poignant rom-com, writer/director and star Cooper Raiff establishes himself as a vital voice for Gen Z.

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Anne at 13,000 Feet

By Charles Bramesco

A nursery worker finds inner peace through skydiving in writer/director Kazik Radwanski’s invigorating character study.

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No Time to Die

By Adam Woodward

Daniel Craig’s last dance as a Double-O agent brings the present chapter of the long-standing spy saga to a sentimental close.

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The Green Knight

By Hannah Strong

Dev Patel and Ralph Ineson face off in David Lowery’s adaptation of a popular Arthurian legend, with stylish results.

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Sweetheart

By Marina Ashioti

Teenage romance blossoms by the seaside in first-time director Marley Morrison’s caravan park-set coming-of-ager.

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Oasis Knebworth 1996

By Lou Thomas

The inside story of one of the great concerts in British rock ’n’ roll history is a welcome dose of ’90s nostalgia.

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Balloon

By David Jenkins

This gentle sex comedy set among a Tibetan rural community explores intimacy, family and the hardships of life.

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The Many Saints of Newark

By Hannah Strong

Tony Soprano’s teenage years take centre stage in Alan Taylor’s prequel to the legendary television series.

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The Alpinist

By Marina Ashioti

This gripping biopic of the enigmatic Marc-André Leclerc captures the essence of solo alpine free climbing.

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Cry Macho

By Charles Bramesco

At 91, Clint Eastwood delivers a low-slung neo-western charmer about an old dude taking one final shot at redemption.

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Fauci

By David Jenkins

A boilerplate but revealing profile documentary on famed American immunologist Anthony Fauci.

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Prisoners of the Ghostland

By Hannah Strong

Merchants of chaos Nicolas Cage and Sion Sono team up for a fleet-fisted tale of redemption and uprising.

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A Brixton Tale

By Leslie Byron Pitt

There’s plenty to admire in this social drama from first-time directors Bertrand Desrochers and Darragh Carey.

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Gunpowder Milkshake

By Charles Bramesco

Karen Gillan leads an all-star squad of female contract assassins in Navot Papushado’s all-action misfire.

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