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The Beguiled

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sofia Coppola’s steamy Southern potboiler is her most arresting and assured movie to date.

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The Death of Louis XIV

By David Jenkins

The great Jean-Pierre Leaud is at his comi-tragic best in this humanist portrait of a dying monarch.

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David Lynch: The Art Life

By Anton Bitel

The cult filmmaker reflects on his remarkable career in this compelling docu-portrait.

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The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

By Glenn Heath Jr

A new restoration of Ermanno Olmi’s epic and intimate Palme d’Or winner is not to be missed.

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Song to Song

By David Jenkins

Terrence Malick’s dazzling romance is a film that will be talked about for decades to come.

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The Human Surge

By David Jenkins

Eduardo Williams’ striking feature debut ruminates on life and leisure in a digital world.

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Kedi

By Manuela Lazic

Istanbul’s feline residents take centre stage in this affectionate and charming documentary.

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Baby Driver

By Charles Bramesco

Edgar Wright’s finely-tuned latest is a glorious joyride that will leave you spinning.

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Edith Walks

By David Jenkins

Andrew Kötting embarks on another of his rambling, shambling pilgrimages.

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Slack Bay

By Phil Concannon

It’s slapstick cannibal class war on the seaside from one of Europe’s most unique and consistently surprising directors.

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Gifted

By Elena Lazic

Marc Webb follows up his Spider-Man movies with a sensitive and well-made tearjerker about a child genius.

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Destiny (1921)

By David Jenkins

A damsel accepts a challenge offered to her by Death in Fritz Lang’s dazzlingly inventive 1921 masterpiece.

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Daughters of the Dust (1991)

By David Jenkins

Julie Dash’s dreamy debut feature is back in cinemas in time for its 25th anniversary.

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My Life as a Courgette

By David Jenkins

There’s magic in every stop-motion frame of this miniature gem from Claude Barras and Céline Sciamma.

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After the Storm

By Gabriela Helfet

Hirokazu Koreeda finds deep meaning in the everyday yet again in this immaculately crafted drama.

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The Red Turtle

By Anton Bitel

There’s an ecological thread running though this delightful animated fable from Studio Ghibli.

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The Other Side of Hope

By David Jenkins

Finland’s Aki Kaurismäki responds to the refugee crisis in typically deadpan and affecting fashion.

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La Strada (1954)

By David Jenkins

A welcome 2K re-release of Federico Fellini’s punishing 1951 road movie about an abusive circus strongman.

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