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Sicario

The opening scene sets the keening pitch of this drug-trade thriller, where violence is casual – savage yet…

By Tom Graham
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Red Army

Those apathetic to sports movies need not fear: Gabe Polsky’s award-winning documentary may follow the game of ice…

By Harriet Clugston
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Kill Your Friends

  “You can either be on the inside or the outside. You don’t want to be on the…

By Charlie Bury
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The Intern

Feeling a little like an unofficial sequel to The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and providing the perfect heart-warming…

By Natasha Furlong
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North v South: Long Time Coming

This film is aggravating for a number of reasons. The concept of a forbidden love between young, star-crossed…

By The editorial unit
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The Program

  By now everyone knows Lance Armstrong’s story: the disgraced fallen cycling hero, the man behind “the most…

By Lyubomira Kirilova
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Howl

Critics have already dubbed director Paul Hyett’s very British creature-feature “the best werewolf horror in years”. Perhaps that…

By Harriet Clugston
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Mia Madre

In his first film since losing his own mother, director Nanni Moretti explores the psychological impact of the…

By Harriet Clugston
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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a film that understands what it means to love someone. This equals beauty, desire, and lots…

By Charlie Bury
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The Martian

Back in familiar territory, Ridley Scott directs The Martian, an extra-terrestrial drama starring Matt Damon as a stranded…

By Sarah Sutton