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120 Beats Per Minute – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Robin Campillo’s rousing dramatisation of ’90s AIDS activism in France is a sure-fire Palme d’Or contender.

Brie Larson reunites with her Short Term 12 director for The Glass Castle

By Amy Bowker

She stars opposite Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts in this turbulent family drama.

Is Nil by Mouth the bleakest kitchen-sink drama ever made?

By William Carroll

With his directorial debut, Gary Oldman offers a deeply affecting study of addiction and domestic abuse.

The Square – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

This barbed satire of art world pomposity questions the core beliefs of civilised society.

Lover For a Day – first look review

By David Jenkins

Another quietly astounding monochrome miniature on love and other demons from the great French director Philippe Garrel.

Visages Villages – first look review

By David Jenkins

Agnès Varda douses the French landscape with art with the help of her new friend JR in this wonderfully eccentric road movie.

Let the Sunshine In – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The art of flirting and flirting as art are the subjects of this extraordinary romcom from Claire Denis.

Watch the poignant trailer for Whitney: Can I Be Me

By Amy Bowker

Nick Broomfield’s doc tells the tragic life story of this celebrated solo artist.

Barbara – first look review

By David Jenkins

A sultry and sensational performance from Jeanne Balibar fuels Mathieu Amalric’s experimental music biopic.

Okja – first look review

By David Jenkins

Meat is murder in Bong Joon-ho’s rollicking fantasy satire about a girl and her pet pig taking on global capitalism.

Why didn’t Netflix let Bong Joon-ho shoot Okja on 35mm?

By Amy Bowker

The director has spoken out about the streaming giant’s involvement in his latest project.

The unique and undervalued brilliance of Griffin Dunne

By Clara Scherffig

The American actor’s reemergence in I Love Dick serves as a reminder of his rare talents.

Greta Gerwig boards Mia Hansen-Løve’s English-language debut

By Amy Bowker

Bergman Island is inspired by the life of the legendary Swedish director.

Jupiter’s Moon – first look review

By David Jenkins

Christ returns to Earth in the form of a Syrian refugee in Kornél Mundruczó’s overblown B-movie.

Wonderstruck – first look review

By David Jenkins

Todd Haynes returns with a kid-friendly follow-up to Carol whose parts are more interesting than the sum total.

Why Funny Games remains just as shocking 20 years on

By Stephen Puddicombe

Michael Haneke’s home invasion horror is a chilling satire of violence in popular entertainment.

Are some films actually better suited to smaller screens?

By Stephen Puddicombe

The terrifying intimacy of The Silence of the Lambs lends it to a different kind of viewing experience.

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