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Babygirl review – intelligent, elegant adult filmmaking

by Hannah Strong

Hali­na Rei­jn’s psy­chodra­ma sees Nicole Kid­man and Har­ris Dick­in­son go toe-to-toe as a CEO and an intern who become embroiled in a com­plex illic­it affair.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review – a superhero sequel that sinks

by David Jenkins

Aggres­sive­ly unmem­o­rable return to a gar­ish CGI Atlantis in which Jason Momoa’s sub-aqua regent wards off anoth­er poten­tial apocalypse.

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Two individuals, one wrapped in a grey blanket, one in a black cloak, sitting on horses in a desolate landscape.
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The Northman

by Hannah Strong

Robert Eggers assem­bles an intre­pid team for the epic tale of a wronged Viking prince’s quest for vengeance.

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Two people embracing, a woman with curly hair and a man in a suit, against a brick wall.
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Being the Ricardos

by Leila Latif

Nicole Kid­man and Javier Bar­dem play TV leg­ends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s snap­py biopic.

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The Prom

by Emily Maskell

Ryan Murphy’s star-stud­ded restag­ing of the hit Broad­way musi­cal hits all the right notes.

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Bombshell

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This star­ry post-#MeToo take­down of tox­ic mas­culin­i­ty gross­ly mis­rep­re­sents its female subjects.

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Two well-dressed individuals, a woman in a pale beige outfit and a man in a dark suit, sitting together on a patterned sofa against a floral wallpaper background.
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The Goldfinch

by Adam Woodward

Ansel Elgo­rt and Nicole Kid­man star in this dis­as­trous­ly dull adap­ta­tion of Don­na Tartt’s best-seller.

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Two people, a man and a woman, stand in a doorway. The woman has curly blonde hair, and the man has his hand on his face, appearing distressed.
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Boy Erased

by Ella Kemp

Lucas Hedges plays a young man strug­gling with his sex­u­al iden­ti­ty in this ten­der dra­ma from direc­tor Joel Edgerton.

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Destroyer

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Nicole Kid­man suf­fers through pros­thet­ics and a patchy script in Karyn Kusama’s detec­tive noir.

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Two people, a younger man in a blue hat and a older man in a wheelchair, interacting on a city street.
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The Upside

by Thomas Hobbs

Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart pair up for a whol­ly unnec­es­sary remake of French dram­e­dy The Intouchables.

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Aquaman

by Elena Lazic

DC Comics chance their arm with this zany, enter­tain­ing and fre­quent­ly con­found­ing under­wa­ter epic.

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Two individuals, a man and a woman, singing into a microphone together on stage in a dimly lit setting. The woman has blonde, wavy hair and is wearing a sparkling outfit, while the man has dark hair and is wearing a black outfit.
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How to Talk to Girls at Parties

by Hannah Strong

John Cameron Mitchell returns to the director’s chair with a tale of teenage inter­galac­tic romance.

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