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Apostasy

Apostasy, the outstanding new work by debut filmmaker Daniel Kokotajlo, is centred on a family of three Jehovah’s…

By Musanna Ahmed
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Here we go again indeed! It’s hard to believe that it has been all of a decade since the…

By Guy Lambert
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Spitfire

In celebration of the centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF), co-directors David Fairhead and Ant Palmer deliver…

By Jake Cudsi
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Generation Wealth

Generation Wealth is billed as a documentary about the evolution of money and class over the last 25…

By Daniel Amir
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A Prayer Before Dawn

Audiences love stories of triumph, of personal development and of justice served. Naturally, we root for the underdog,…

By Daniel Amir
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Escape Plan 2

From its derivative and unapologetically mindless opening, Steve C Miller’s Escape Plan 2 is set up to be…

By Andrew Murray
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Hotel Artemis

Drew Pearce’s debut as a director sits in the grey area of the action genre, in the middle…

By Maria Barrios
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The Secret of Marrowbone

This has been a great year for horror, dominated by a few strong titles that have set high…

By Daniel Amir
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The Butterfly Tree

There is a strange charm to writer-director Priscilla Cameron’s The Butterfly Tree – a frequently uncomfortable charm, but…

By Andrew Murray
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Summer 1993

After the death of her mother, a young girl, Frida (Laia Artigas), is sent to live with her…

By Andrew Murray