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Kraven the Hunter review – put it out of its misery

By Hannah Strong

Aaron Taylor Johnson tries his best in JC Chandor's woeful entry in the Sony Spider-Man Universe.

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Queer review – Burroughs would be proud

By Hannah Strong

Luca Guadagnino heads on down to Mexico with Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in his freewheeling take on William S. Burroughs’ eponymous novel.

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A Complete Unknown review – drips with hollow trivia

By David Jenkins

Timothée Chalamet plays music legend Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s latest, which appears totally unwilling to escape the vapid biopic formula.

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Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim review – not canon-level

By David Jenkins

This anime-style journey to Middle Earth dials back on risk and charm to robustly tell a simple tale of good versus evil.

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Merchant Ivory review – an affectionate yet shallow biodoc

By Marina Ashioti

Stephen Soucy delves into the creative and personal partnership of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory which produced some of Britain's greatest literary adaptations.

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Favoriten review – a moving exploration into the artistic potential of children

By Jordan Cronk

Over three years, Ruth Beckermann documents school life in a multicultural working class district of Vienna.

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Rumours review – laughing while crying inside

By Josh Slater-Williams

Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson and Guy Maddin's political satire pits world leaders against an unlikely climate event.

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Remembering Every Night review – cinema as poetry

By Barney Nuttall

Yui Kiyohara’s wistful, meditative new film follows three women’s lives as they intersect in the quiet outskirts of Tokyo.

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On Becoming A Guinea Fowl review – searing and disorientating

By Hannah Strong

The death of a beloved uncle in a middle-class Zambian family brings some difficult truths to light in Rungano Nyoni's surreal second feature.

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Club Zero review – leaves a sour taste

By Hannah Strong

Jessica Hausner's drama about a teacher who begins a troubling diet club at an elite high school is a poorly-judged slog to sit through.

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Grand Theft Hamlet review – all the world’s a stage

By Marina Ashioti

A production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in online world of Grand Theft Auto became these two actors’ answer to the pandemic’s enforced lockdowns.

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Nightbitch review – Amy Adams is back

By Jourdain Searles

Amy Adams is on great form in Marielle Heller's adaptation of Rachel Yoder's novel about a new mother who is alarmed discover she is turning into a dog.

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The Contestant review – discomforting and totally immersive

By Barney Nuttall

Clair Titley's doc tells the outrageous story of a Japanese man who was left naked and trapped in a room for over a year, unwittingly becoming a reality TV star.

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All We Imagine as Light review – this one is for the lover girls

By Jenna Mahale

Payal Kapadia's first fiction feature is a gorgeous romance concerning the lives of two contrasting nurses in present-day Mumbai.

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Conclave review – a slick romp with delusions of grandeur

By David Jenkins

A power struggle at the heart of the Catholic church is the conceit for Edward Berger's quite silly papal drama.

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Moana 2 review – a tidal wave of joy on the big screen

By Yasmine Kandil

Although it doesn’t quite soar to the heights of the original, there’s a lot to enjoy in this delightful sequel.

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Layla review – Bilal Hasna shines

By Marina Ashioti

This occasionally-vibrant odd couple gay relationship drama is too superficial and silly to leave a lasting mark.

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