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Theo and the Metamorphosis

Whether it’s a Marvel film where marketable superheroes battle some expensive CGI with generically evil plans, or a…

By Oliver Johnston
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The Big Hit

Inspired by a real event that occurred in Sweden in the 1980s, The Big Hit follows Étienne (Kad…

By Andrew Murray
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Moon, 66 Questions

This promising domestic drama about a young woman reconnecting with her ailing parent has an intelligent scene in…

By Joseph Owen
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The Lost Girls

There’s a lot of potential in the premise of The Lost Girls. Journeying through the lives of four…

By Mae Trumata
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George Michael Freedom Uncut

Filmed before the Faith singer’s death in 2016, George Michael Freedom Uncut is being pushed as the artist’s…

By Andrew Murray
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The Black Phone

After traversing the lofty, glorified machinery of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2016’s Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson decided…

By Matthew McMillan
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Elvis

With public perceptions recently sensitised to artist exploitation and financial abuse in the wake of the Britney Spears…

By Selina Sondermann
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A Mother’s Fury

A Mother’s Fury, despite donning the clothing of an important drama about the cinematically overlooked American phenomenon of…

By Matthew McMillan
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The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty novel series for young girls was what The Perks of Being a Wallflower…

By Mae Trumata
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Cha Cha Real Smooth

More tender and straight-edged than its title would suggest, Cooper Raiff’s Cha Cha Real Smooth further justifies his…

By Matthew McMillan