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    The Pearl Button
    ★★★★★

    Born as a kind of conceptual companion piece to his 2010 essay Nostalgia for the...

    Andy Jones 8th March 2016
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    Eddie the Eagle
    ★★★★★

    This is good, clean, feel-good, family fun. Eddie the Eagle is Britain’s very own Cool...

    Jim Compton-Hall 8th March 2016
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    The Here After
    ★★★★★

    Scandinavian cinema has seen something of a revival of late, with gripping TV dramas like...

    James Fisher 7th March 2016
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    Kung Fu Panda 3
    ★★★★★

    The playful romp that is Kung Fu Panda 3, the latest installment of this highly...

    Mariana Howard 6th March 2016
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    At Li Layla (Next to Her)
    ★★★★★

    Despite debuting as part of the Directors’ Fortnight selection at the 2014 Cannes...

    Andy Jones 3rd March 2016
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    Loro Chi?
    ★★★★★

    Con artist movies are one of cinema’s most classic formulas. Simply mentioning the genre arouses...

    Thomas Unsted 3rd March 2016
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    London Has Fallen
    ★★★★★

    Olympus Has Fallen, the exciting first instalment of the Has Fallen franchise, has been...

    James Fisher 2nd March 2016
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    Time Out of Mind
    ★★★★★

    The latest from writer/director Oren Moverman, Time Out of Mind is something of a rarity. It...

    Natasha Furlong 2nd March 2016
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    Hitchcock/Truffaut
    ★★★★★

    Kent Jones’ insightful documentary, investigating one of the greatest filmmakers and one of...

    Dominique Perrett 1st March 2016
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    King Jack
    ★★★★★

    Wistful coming-of-age tales are on shaky ground these days. Standing out amidst a procession of...

    Andy Jones 1st March 2016