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Two men in suits, one on a phone, in the back of a car.
Review

The Apprentice review – Demands sympathy for the devil

by Mark Asch

Sebas­t­ian Stan essays a young Don­ald Trump in this glossy, emp­ty film about the orange fascist’s ini­tial dab­bling in evil.

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In Retrospect
Portrait of a woman with dark hair, wearing a black headscarf, with an intense gaze against a blurred, colourful background.
Review

Holy Spider

by David Jenkins

Ali Abbasi crafts a thriller ripped from the head­lines in this sto­ry of ​‘The Spi­der Killer’ who tar­get­ed female sex work­ers in Mash­had, Iran.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
A woman in a police uniform standing in a dimly lit corridor, her expression stern and focused.
Review

Border

by Anton Bitel

A cus­toms offi­cer falls in love with a strange trav­eller in Ali Abbasi’s twist­ed mod­ern romance.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect