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Two men, one in a police uniform and the other in a jacket, standing in a dimly lit room.
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Dragged Across Concrete – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Director S Craig Zahler follows up Brawl in Cell Block 99 with another hefty dose of ultra-violence.
A woman with long, auburn hair and green eyes wearing a grey top.
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Suspiria – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Dakota Johnson dances to an unfamiliar beat in Luca Guadagnino’s surprisingly naff horror remake.
Crowd of people in Victorian attire, including men in top hats and women in long dresses, gathered on a city street.
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Peterloo – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Mike Leigh recruits a top-notch ensemble for this faithful reenactment of the Peterloo Massacre.
Rolling hills covered in golden grass, with a person and dog standing in the foreground overlooking a herd of animals in the distance.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – first look review

by Adam Woodward

The Coen brothers are up to their old tricks in this colourful, darkly comic anthology western.
Two musicians, a man with a beard and a woman, performing together with a guitar outdoors.
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A Star is Born – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga hit all the right notes in this update of the classic Hollywood musical.
Two adults - a woman in a colourful patterned jumper and a man in a suit - sitting at a table and talking.
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Doubles Vies – first look review

by Tom Bond

Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet ponder middle-age and the changing facing of book publishing in Olivier Assayas’ intellectual drama.
Elaborate Victorian-style costumes and candlelight in dimly lit interior.
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The Favourite – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz vie for Olivia Colman’s affections in this erotic 18th century romp from Yorgos Lanthimos.
A woman with long, dark hair looking thoughtfully out of a car window.
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Roma – first look review

by David Jenkins

Alfonso Cuarón delivers his masterpiece with this stunning social fresco centred on a house maid in 1970s Mexico City.
Astronaut in spacesuit with 'Armstrong' written on it, lit by blue lighting in dark environment.
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First Man – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Damien Chazelle’s technically accomplished Moon landing drama, starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, fails to achieve lift off.
Rolling hills covered in golden grass, with a person and dog standing in the foreground overlooking a herd of animals in the distance.
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The Coen brothers are heading to the 2018 Venice Film Festival

by Adam Woodward

Their feature-length western will screen in competition alongside new works from Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent and Alfonso Cuarón.