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Matteo Garrone's darker, more faithful adaptation of Pinocchio wields a dark visual power but becomes strangely mundane. Roberto Benigni (Down By Law, Life is Beautiful) stars
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Cinema
Eliza Scanlen, Ben Mendehlson, Essie Davis: the biggest names from Australia play a family in crisis in the eccentric film debut from Shannon Murphy (Killing Eve)
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Cinema
The loosely autobiographical novel by Caitlin Moran finds its way to Amazon Prime Video, telling the story of a headstrong teen girl (Beanie Feldstein) looking for a bigger future
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Cinema
A man leaves his heart in San Francisco in The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Joe Talbot's emotional debut exploring the homes we leave behind
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Cinema
In Bad Education, Hugh Jackman plays Frank Tassone, a real superintendent who caused outrage when he embezzled money from his school and kept it for himself
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Cinema
During the coronavirus crisis, cinemagoing has temporarily changed – but there's still of opportunities for a movie night under the stars. Here's the best drive-in cinemas in London
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Netflix
In Da 5 Bloods, Spike Lee examines the impact of the Vietnam from the perspectives of four African-American veterans: tackling PTSD, war stories, and black history. Chadwick Boseman stars
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Cinema
Eliza Hittman cements herself as one of the most exciting filmmakers around with her new film, a young woman's odyssey to get an abortion in the US
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Cinema
Chilean director Pablo Larraín reunites with his No and Neruda star Gael García Bernal in this evocative mix of family drama and dance film
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Netflix
Sam Claflin and Olivia Munn star in a Netflix romcom spin on Groundhog Day, speculating on the randomness of fate
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Visual Arts
From Willem Dafoe's turn at Vincent van Gogh to an epic depiction of Gerhard Richter's life, here are the most colourful portraits of the great artists
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Netflix
Now is the time to look back at those neverending film-watching lists – but sometimes you need a surefire hit of laughter. Here's the best comedy specials on Netflix
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Cinema
Streaming next week, Star Wars stalwart Rian Johnson gives the murder mystery genre a fresh spin with an all-star cast: Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Chris Evans
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Cinema
The latest Disney live-action remake stars Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux, and also marks the launch of streaming service Disney +
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Cinema
Nora Fingscheidt's debut feature System Crasher was Germany's Oscar entry, and focuses on a young girl tossed between families looking for love
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Cinema
Haifaa al-Mansour, the first female filmmaker from Saudi Arabia, directs The Perfect Candidate which sees one woman take on the world
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Cinema
To weather the storm during the coronavirus outbreak, buying a gift card for your favourite independent cinema can help safeguard its reopening. Here's a guide to the best in London
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Cinema
Catherine Deneueve and Juliette Binoche play a mother and daughter whose bond is tested in Hirokazu Kore-eda's follow-up to Shoplifters
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TV
When Netflix isn't enough any more, streaming services are offering more perks than ever – if you fancy a trip to the movies without leaving the house
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Cinema
The historic 1970 Miss World pageant comes to the big screen, starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Suki Waterhouse, Jessie Buckley, Lesley Manville
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From Spirited Away to The Wind Rises, we round up our favourite Studio Ghibli movies and why you should watch them
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Cinema
Brazilian filmmakers Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles love to confuse and raise adrenaline with their bizarre genre-clasher Bacurau
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Cinema
Levan Akin's romantic LGBT+ drama shows the struggles of homosexuality in the hyper-masculine world of Georgian dance
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Cinema
Chris Pratt and Tom Holland star in Pixar's new original adventure Onward, as two teenage elf brothers go hunting for magic
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Cinema
Toni Collette and Damian Lewis star in Dream Horse, telling the true story of a cleaner and bartender breeding a race horse in a Welsh village
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Cinema
In True History of the Kelly Gang, Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, Assassin's Creed) examines the infamous gang of 19th-century Australian bushrangers. George MacKay (1917) stars
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Cinema
Julia Garner stars as a struggling young woman trying to make her way into the film industry in The Assistant, Kitty Green's #MeToo workplace drama
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Cinema
Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Levan Akin, Sonia Braga, Barbara Colen, Niki Caro – all the stars are coming out to shine this month in cinemas
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Cinema
With Carol and the Hulk behind them, Todd Haynes and Mark Ruffalo team up to tell the true story of a major pollution scandal with a chemical company
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Cinema
Céline Sciamma's period romance premiered in competition in Cannes – its exquisite beauty impressing audiences without fail
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Female filmmakers are paving the way for an exciting future in the entertainment industry. From biopics to blockbusters, women are taking the reigns in 2020
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Cinema
Barbican cinema discounts, 2 for 1 tickets and cheap day Tuesday: we round up where to buy and how to get cheap cinema tickets in London