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Thelma

Norwegian thriller Thelma, from director Joachim Trier, is an insidious mystery about religion and youth, tinged with the…

By George Kazakos
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78/52

78 camera set-ups and 52 edits: the meticulous technicalities behind one of the most infamous scenes in movie…

By Chloe Sizer
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Problemos

Problemos presents not so much a clash of cultures as a clash of ideologies when Victor (Eric Judor,…

By Oliver Johnston
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De Plus Belle (Ladies)

Ladies (De Plus Belle), a French movie by Anne-Gaëlle Davalis, presents us with a colourful, romantic and somewhat…

By The editorial unit
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Geostorm

Environmental disaster movies have been prescient in Hollywood since The Day After Tomorrow in 2004, when climate change…

By Euan Franklin
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Jigsaw

When the supposed conclusion to a horror movie franchise has "Final" in the title, it’s best not to…

By Euan Franklin
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Battle of Soho

Throughout the late 20th century, Soho was the kingdom of Bohemia, a seedy, vibrant part of the city…

By Anna Harvey
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Breathe

An inspiring biopic about the triumph of the spirit, love and willpower, Andy Serkis’s Breathe reminds us that…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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The Merciless

It is a bit of a surprise that the action thriller The Merciless, which opened in the Cannes Midnight…

By Lindsay Bellinger