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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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Review

Kursk: The Last Mission

by Anton Bitel

Thomas Vin­ter­berg recon­structs the K‑141 Kursk sub­ma­rine dis­as­ter but throws in a few too many gimmicks.

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Racer and the Jailbird

by Hannah Strong

Matthias Schoe­naerts and Adèle Exar­chopou­los cou­ple up in this naff Bel­gian crime-drama.

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Red Sparrow

by Elena Lazic

Jen­nifer Lawrence plays a Sovi­et spy whose repeat­ed abuse leaves a sour taste in the mouth.

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Review

Disorder

by David Jenkins

The ever impres­sive Matthias Schoe­naerts plays a PTSD suf­fer­er in this taut thriller from Alice Winocour.

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Far from the Madding Crowd

by Trevor Johnston

Carey Mul­li­gan shim­mers in an oth­er­wise fair­ly ordi­nary adap­ta­tion of the Thomas Hardy classic.

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Suite Française

by David Jenkins

Nazi occu­pa­tion in the French coun­try­side leads to for­bid­den love in this so-so lit­er­ary adaptation.

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The Drop

by Adam Woodward

The late James Gan­dolfi­ni shows Tom Hardy how it’s done in this grit­ty gut­ter thriller.

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Review

Bullhead

by Violet Lucca

Rust And Bone bruis­er Matthias Schoe­naerts is our trag­ic guide to the crazy world of the Flem­ish bovine hor­mone black market.

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Rust and Bone

by Basia Lewandowska Cummings

Jacques Audi­ard shows us his lit­tle-seen fem­i­nine side in this eccen­tric, high-styled emo romance.

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