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The President’s Cake

Nine-year-old Lamia (Banin Ahmad Nayef) lives with her elderly grandmother (Waheed Thabet Khreibat) in a remote village in…

By Andrew Murray
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Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience

Intimate and personal, Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience might be the closest alternative to witnessing this phenomenal eight-piece…

By Mae Trumata
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My Father’s Shadow

When their absent father, Folarin (Sope Dirisu), arrives home unannounced, two young brothers accompany him to Lagos in…

By Andrew Murray
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Hamlet

Hamlet stars Riz Ahmed as the emotionally confused and intense character, hellbent on seeking revenge for the murder of…

By Mae Trumata
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Twinless

Written, directed and starring James Sweeney, Twinless opens with Roman (Dylan O’Brien) struggling to cope with the death of his…

By Andrew Murray
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The Chronology of Water

Kristen Stewart’s first foray into directing is undoubtedly ambitious. The Chronology of Water, adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s raw, fragmented…

By Christina Yang
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Primate

Primate begins with a familiar enough setup for a horror of its kind. Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) and her…

By Guy Lambert
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Kangaroo

Anyone possessing an ambiguous stance on kangaroos is, in fact, 107 minutes of cinema away from falling ardently…

By Will Snell
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Send Help

Most famous for his Evil Dead trilogy, Sam Raimi is known for his kinetic, campy style of filmmaking,…

By Andrew Murray
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Shelter

On a remote island off the coast of Scotland sits a solitary lighthouse, and inside it resides one…

By Guy Lambert