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The Social Reckoning

In an era of reboots, sequels and prequels, it would be easy to dismiss this companion to The…

By Antonia Georgiou
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Just Play Dead

Adapted from screenwriter Dan Gordon’s novel of the same name, Just Play Dead sees Samuel L Jackson star…

By Andrew Murray
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Kikuyu Land

Kenya may have gained its independence from British rule over half a century ago, but the scars of…

By Andrew Murray
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Idiots

Unemployed, experiencing a crisis of faith and a general malaise, between them, Mark (Dave Franco) and Davis (O’Shea…

By Guy Lambert
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Verity

Based on Colleen Hoover’s titular novel, Verity is the sort of soapy erotic thriller one may have found…

By Antonia Georgiou
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Extra Geography

Based on the titular, semi-autobiographical short story by Rose Tremain, Extra Geography soars as an evocative exploration of…

By Antonia Georgiou
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The Weight

One year after Blue Moon (for which he was nominated for an Academy Award), Ethan Hawke is back…

By Selina Sondermann
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April X

Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie stars as street-level criminal Baxter in director Michel K Parandi’s April X. Living with…

By Andrew Murray
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Cotton Queen

Set in a Sudanese village where harvests and histories are deeply entwined, Suzannah Mirghani’s Cotton Queen straddles parable…

By Christina Yang