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Five people, three men and two women, standing in a dimly lit room with red and blue lighting. The group appears to be a team or group of individuals, possibly in a professional or work-related setting.
Review

The Old Guard

by Hannah Strong

Net­flix eyes up a super­hero fran­chise to call their own with Gina Prince-Bythe­wood’s enter­tain­ing action epic.

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3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Turning

by Anton Bitel

Flo­ria Sigismondi’s long-delayed update of ​‘The Turn of the Screw’ final­ly sur­faces – was the wait worth it?

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In Retrospect
A woman with braided hair speaking to a white snowman in a wintry setting.
Review

Frozen 2

by David Jenkins

The siren call of two beloved, show­tune-singing Dis­ney princess­es leads to a sequel lack­ing in ideas, emo­tion and drama.

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2
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Joaquin Phoenix puts on a happy face in the Joker trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Direc­tor Todd Phillips gives the clown prince of crime a trag­ic slant.
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Review

The Happy Prince

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Rupert Everett hams it up in this uneven biopic about the final years of Oscar Wilde.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

The Happy Prince – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Rupert Everett dons three caps to write, direct and star in a dra­mat­ic imag­in­ing of Oscar Wilde’s untime­ly demise.
A person with braided hair and a serious expression, holding a blaster weapon.

A Princess Leia movie is the only Star Wars spin-off we want

by Chris Edwards

Explor­ing the character’s back­sto­ry could lead to an inspi­ra­tional anthol­o­gy film.
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Review

The Prince of Nothingwood

by Anton Bitel

Sal­im Sha­heen, Afghanistan’s sin­gu­lar, strut­ting auteur, is the sub­ject of this won­der­ful­ly enter­tain­ing doc.

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In Retrospect
Salim Shaheen in a desert setting with arms outstretched, wearing a white coat and sunglasses.

Searching for Salim Shaheen: Afghanistan’s Z-movie king

by Justine Smith

The so-called ​‘Prince of Noth­ing­wood’ is his country’s zero-bud­get answer to Steven Spielberg.
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Review

The Florida Project

by David Jenkins

There’s mag­ic in every sin­gle frame of writer/​director Sean Baker’s spell­bind­ing latest.

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In Retrospect