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Aquarela

If you had told this critic that watching Al Gore present a lesson on global warming via PowerPoint…

By Musanna Ahmed
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Pink Wall

In a story of six years laid out in six scenes, Weekend actor Tom Cullen’s directorial debut explores…

By Grace Walsh
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The Cave

There are few people we meet whose true remarkableness rises above the realm of the ordinary and whose…

By Mary-Catherine Harvey
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Into the Mirror

Most of us experience a period of struggle to claim an honest sense of self, but for those…

By Lora Maslenitsyna
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The Wolf’s Call

“Human beings come in three kinds: the living, the dead, and those who go to sea.” On a…

By Ghazaleh Golpira
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Invasion Planet Earth

Simon Cox (Driven) writes and directs this sci-fi labour of love. Two decades in the making, on a…

By Jake Cudsi
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StarDog and TurboCat

Director Ben Smith calls on Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) to front…

By Jake Cudsi
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So Long, My Son

Where to start with Wang Xiaoshuai’s (Beijing Bicycles) epic So Long, My Son? Nearly three hours of anguish,…

By Jake Cudsi
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Ordinary Love

A world doesn’t have to be spectacular to be cinematic – often the most enthralling stories are worthy…

By Rosamund Kelby
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Honey Boy

Welcome to the Shia LaBeouf show. It feels like the 33-year-old has been with us forever, and for…

By Ben Flanagan