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The Workshop

By Trevor Johnston

Writer Robin Campillo and director Laurent Cantet team up for this slight exercise in social commentary.

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3 Days in Quiberon

By David Jenkins

Romy Schneider gives her final interview in this unconventional biopic – with a cameo from Denis Lavant.

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The Price of Everything

By Philippa Snow

Nathaniel Kahn’s insightful survey – and subtle critique – of the contemporary art world, featuring Jeff Koons, Larry Poons and more.

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Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

By David Jenkins

An ageing, world-weary assassin takes on one last assignment in this well made if unremarkable Brit comedy.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

By Hannah Strong

The Harry Potter spin-off franchise continues with Eddie Redmayne’s magical zoologist getting caught up in a potential race war.

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Suspiria

By Anton Bitel

Luca Guadagnino puts a bold allegorical spin on Dario Argento’s baroque horror classic.

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Waru

By Josh Slater-Williams

Eight Māori female directors combine for this heart-rending drama centred around a young boy’s funeral.

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Outlaw King

By Gus Edgar-Chan

Chris Pine is ill-cast as Robert the Bruce in this disastrous historical epic from writer/director David Mackenzie.

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They Shall Not Grow Old

By Adam Woodward

Peter Jackson marks the centennial of the end of WWI with a fascinating, fatally flawed exercise in historic preservation.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

By Adam Woodward

Joel and Ethan Coen’s six-part anthology western might just be the crowning achievement of their illustrious career.

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

By Hannah Strong

Filmmaker Morgan Neville provides a thoughtful examination of American television legend Fred Rogers.

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Overlord

By Anton Bitel

Two US soldiers make a surprising discovery behind enemy lines in this World War Two horror from Julius Avery.

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Wildlife

By Hannah Strong

Paul Dano makes his directorial debut with a poignant character study set in 1950s Montana.

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Widows

By Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen delivers the goods with a heist thriller about four women who take extreme measures to pay back a debt.

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Mirai

By Michael Leader

Mamoru Hosoda returns with a charming time-bending tale about two siblings.

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Juliet, Naked

By Hannah Strong

A warring couples' interactions with a mysterious aged indie musician are the subject of Jesse Peretz' earnest Nick Hornby adaptation.

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Slaughterhouse Rulez

By Hannah Strong

A group of underdog students at an elite educational institution discover something sinister lurking beneath their hallowed school halls.

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Peterloo

By Adam Woodward

Veteran filmmaker Mike Leigh delivers a history lesson about the oft-forgotten 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.

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