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Tried and Tested
Cinema
In Hotel Artemis, Jodie Foster tops off a cast including Sofia Boutella and Sterling K. Brown in a dark yet lighthearted film set in a deeply criminal future L.A.
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Swelling with small screen British talent, Swimming with Men sees Rob Brydon fight his mid-life crisis by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team
Tried and Tested
Cinema
The latest from Winter's Bone director Debra Granik, Leave No Trace is a memorable and moving drama about those teetering on the edge of the American dream
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy charm in The Bookshop, a heart-warming, if two-dimensional, tale for book lovers
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Still stylish, with plenty of machismo from leads Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro, Sicario 2: Soldado is a less brainy, more brawny but fitting follow-up to the 2015 original
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Rising stars Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Sam Clafin save the sinking script of latest nautical survival drama, Adrift
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Boasting a stellar performance from model-actress Diane Kruger, In the Fade tracks one woman's lonely fight for justice in a country not quite finished with its dark nationalist past
Tried and Tested
Cinema
The Ciambra is an effective and affecting expose of life on the fringes of Italian society and an overdue update on one of the country’s defining cinematic ages
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Touted as the best horror movie of the year, Hereditary is also stunning drama about the ravages of grief and the menace of family featuring an outstanding Toni Collette
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Directorial debut from Rupert Everett, The Happy Prince is a heartfelt account of Oscar Wilde's final years in Europe that just holds itself together. Colin Firth and Emily Watson feature.
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Cinema
The latest offering from François Ozon, L'Amant double is a ripe gorgonzola of a film that will be enjoyed by drunk film students for years to come
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Cinema
A star-studded cast featuring Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsborough can’t save the latest from Arnaud Desplechin, Ismael's Ghosts from partially sinking under the weight of symbolism-induced hollowness
In the Know
Netflix
From the producers of The Babadook comes Netflix film Cargo, an Australian thriller held together by a convincing performance from Martin Freeman
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Here's what you'll be watching next: the buzziest and best films that screened at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
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Cinema
Starring Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike, Entebbe teases out one of the Middle East’s tensest moments but struggles to make us see events in a new light
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Cinema
Saoirse Ronan stars in On Chesil Beach, an affecting if uneven adaptation of Ian McEwan's 2007 bestseller
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Cinema
Charlie Plummer makes a star turn in Lean on Pete, the latest from British writer-director Andrew Haigh about hardship with a soft heart centred on a boy and his horse
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Juno director Jason Reitman's latest portrait of motherhood, Tully sees Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis bond but makes a minor misstep at the very end
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Featuring convincing performances from Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn, Beast is a gripping crime thriller which follows a 27-year old unleashing her wild side after meeting a mysterious local
Tried and Tested
Cinema
The latest outing from Four Weddings and a Funeral director, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society needs a little less bliss and little more bite
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Gold Whisper members see Juliette Binoche in Let the Sunshine In at the French Institute
Tried and Tested
Cinema
An accomplished debut from French director Xavier Legrand, Custody is a masterclass in Hitchcockian suspense centred on a child stuck in his parents' broken marriage
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Cinema
Adapted from the successful stage play, Ghost Stories centres on a skeptical parapsychologist trying to resolve three 'unexplainable' cases, featuring Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther and Martin Freeman
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Cinema
A long overdue take on the high school romance on the trials and tribulations of coming out, Love, Simon hits the right notes by not reinventing the wheel
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Cinema
Featuring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams, Wonderstruck follows two tales that intertwine, separated by 50 years, but both seeking answers to the same mystery
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Cinema
The latest quirky and colourful animated adventure from Wes Anderson, Isle of Dogs follows a bunch of canines stranded off Japan’s coast and features an incredibly characterful all-star voice cast
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Cinema
In a deeply human portrayal, Paddy Considine directs and stars alongside Jodie Whittaker in Journeyman, the story of a boxing champion who must rebuild his life
Tried and Tested
Theatre
Sex, drugs and 80s trance. Trainspotting returns to London for a second run this spring
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Cinema
Featuring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, Midnight Sun follows a girl with a rare aversion to sunlight – but, wading through sentimental slush, can’t convince us to take it seriously
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Cinema
Shot using an iPhone and featuring an against-type Claire Foy, Unsane is an accomplished psychological thriller from the Ocean's Trilogy director that wobbles in its final act
Tried and Tested
Cinema
A powerhouse trio of Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling star in A Wrinkle in Time – Ava DuVernay's unbelievably sugary sci-fi fantasy
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Starring Rooney Mara as Jesus's right-hand woman, Mary Magdalene retells her story with moreish visuals from the director of Lion but with little sense of epic biblical drama