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It Must Be Heaven

By Charles Bramesco

Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman goes in search of parallels to his homeland in this charming road movie.

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The Reason I Jump

By Matthew Mulcahy

This documentary adaptation of Naoki Higashida’s memoir is an immersive sensory exploration of non-verbal autism.

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Luca

By Kambole Campbell

Pixar’s fish-out-of-water fable on the Italian Riviera takes its cues from vivid imagination of Studio Ghibli.

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In the Earth

By Hannah Strong

Ben Wheatley goes back to basics in this understated yet supremely effective 21st century folk horror.

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The Father

By Hannah Strong

Anthony Hopkins is at the peak of his acting powers in this moving drama about the banality of ageing.

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Shiva Baby

By Flora Spencer Grant

Rachel Sennott gives a standout performance in this anxiety-inducing comedy set at a Jewish wake.

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The Amusement Park

By Anton Bitel

George A Romero’s long-lost public service announcement captures the inherent horrors of old age.

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Nobody

By Lou Thomas

Bob Odenkirk turns action hero in this effective beat ’em up from John Wick writer Derek Kolstad.

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Land

By Adam Woodward

Robin Wright directs and stars in this affecting if slight portrait of a woman attempting to escape her grief.

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The Killing of Two Lovers

By Ariel Klinghoffer

A man fights to save his marriage in this heart-wrenching drama from writer/director Robert Machoian.

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After Love

By Leila Latif

Joanna Scanlan’s Islamic convert goes on a literal and metaphorical journey following the death of her husband.

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Gunda

By Matt Turner

Victor Kossakovsky’s documentary captures the daily rhythms of its porcine star’s life on the farm.

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Girl

By Charles Bramesco

Bella Thorne goes on the warpath in first-time director Chad Faust’s lacklustre revenge thriller.

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Ahead of the Curve

By Laura Venning

This engaging documentary celebrates the work of an iconic lesbian publication and its fearsome creator.

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Surge

By Josh Slater-Williams

A powder-keg performance from Ben Whishaw powers this visceral London-set crime thriller.

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Frankie

By Laura Venning

Writer/director Ira Sachs misses a trick with this ambling family drama set in a picturesque Portuguese town.

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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

By Anna Bogutskaya

The third instalment in the horror franchise gives us a lot of Ed and Lorraine Warren, but not nearly enough Satan.

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Cruella

By Hannah Strong

Emma Stone plays the fur-loving fashionista in this overlong and largely uninspired origin story.

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