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Cat Person Review

Emilia Jones navigates the dating waters in Susanna Fogel’s sorely misjudged adaptation of The New Yorker’s 2017 viral short story.

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  • 27th October 2023
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Hypnotic Review

Ben Affleck stars as a detective haunted by the abduction of his daughter in Robert Rodriguez’s gritty but goofy sci-thriller.

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  • 1st June 2023
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Everything Everywhere All at Once Review

The film-making duo behind Swiss Army Man return with a multiverse adventure that’s as creative as it is chaotic.

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  • 20th May 2022
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GFF 2022: True Things Review

Ruth Wilson’s compelling performance enlivens Harry Wootliff’s toxic relationship drama.

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  • 14th March 2022
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Last Night in Soho Review

Thomasin Mackenzie is transported to the swinging ’60s in Edgar Wright’s sleek and seedy thriller.

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  • 29th October 2021
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LFF 2021: The Harder They Fall Review

Idris Elba, Regina King and Lakeith Stanfield star in Jeymes Samuel’s swaggering debut opened the 2021 London Film Festival.

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  • 13th October 2021
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GFF 2020: Deerskin Review

French auteur Quentin Dupieux returns with another oddball curio, which sees Jean Dujardin’s middle-aged sad sack becoming obsessed with a deerskin jacket.

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  • 19th March 2020
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GFF 2020: Calm With Horses Review

Cosmo Jarvis delivers a standout leading performance in Nick Rowland’s muscular debut feature, Irish crime thriller Calm With Horses.

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  • 12th March 2020
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1917 Review

Sam Mendes’s one-shot, first world war Oscar favourite is a technical achievement in search of a compelling story.

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  • 21st January 2020
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Knives Out Review

Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig star in Rian Johnson’s deliciously playful murder mystery thriller.

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  • 7th December 2019
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