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Ema – first look review

by David Jenkins

A young street dancer deals with a family trauma in a very unique way in Pablo Larraín’s enigmatic stunner.
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Seberg – first look review

by David Jenkins

This thin biopic of New Wave icon Jean Seberg plays out with all the depth of a magazine photo shoot.
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Ad Astra – first look review

by David Jenkins

Apocalypse Now in space, and so much more. A sad sci-fi for the ages, and finally proof that James Gray has got the right stuff.
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Marriage Story – first look review

by David Jenkins

Noah Baumbach returns with an epic comedy about the absurd and bitter business of ending a once-blissful marriage.
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The Perfect Candidate – first look review

by David Jenkins

This very agreeable comedy from Haifaa al-Mansour sees an irate female doctor strike out into local politics.
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Ad Astra and Marriage Story to premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival

by David Jenkins

James Gray and Noah Baumbach will be joined on the Lido by Steven Soderbergh, Roy Andersson and Haifaa al-Mansour.
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Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Truth to open the 76th Venice Film Festival

by David Jenkins

The Japanese filmmaker’s follow-up to Shoplifters will have its world première on 28 August.
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American Dharma – first look review

by Greg Wetherall

Acclaimed documentary maker Errol Morris seeks answers from Trump’s former fire fighter-in-chief, Steve Bannon.
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Vox Lux – first look review

by Greg Wetherall

Natalie Portman plays a jaded pop star in director Brady Corbet’s cynical meditation on the price of fame.
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The Mountain – first look review

by Michael Leader

Jeff Goldblum plays against type to unsettling effect in this zany road movie from writer/​director Rick Alverson.