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Taking a satirical shot at the contemporary art scene, The Square is another immensely satisfying drama from Force Majeure director Ruben Östlund featuring Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West
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Joaquin Phoenix is as exemplary as the direction is delectable in You Were Never Really Here — but something is missing
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We interview Sebastián Lelio, director of Gloria and the Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman, about his chances at the Academy Awards, his influences and city life
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From Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, A Fantastic Woman is a compelling and deeply personal portrait of a trans woman's fight for recognition with a standout performance from Daniela Vega
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Featuring a never-better Margot Robbie and a Bafta award winning performance from Allison Janney, I, Tonya tells the real-life story of figure skater Tonya Harding and her rocky career
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A new David Copperfield: Dev Patel plays Dickens' hero in new Iannucci adaptation
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The Shape of Water is a cross-genre triumph, and Guillermo del Toro's best film since Pan's Labyrinth
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The latest adaption of the R.C. Sheriff World War I play, Journey's End brings lots of bark (and bright British talent) to the screen but not much bite
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Paul Thomas Anderson's enchanting and haunting tale about a dressmaker in 1950s London and his muse will be Daniel Day-Lewis's last role before retirement
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Boyhood director Richard Linklater's latest film Last Flag Flying boasts a star trio jostling with patriotism and nostalgia but it gets stuck in the early 2000s
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Here are our predictions for what will win big at the Academy Awards...and what deserves to
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Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep star in The Post – Steven Spielberg's clean-swept true story drama about a team of journalists who fought for the freedom of the press
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An accomplished Churchill biopic from Atonement director Joe Wright, Darkest Hour is one of Gary Oldman's finest
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All the Money in the World struggles to gain momentum but is helped by a monumental performance from Christopher Plummer as 'the richest man in the world'
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The bitterly funny and surprisingly affecting Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a welcome return to form for In Bruges writer-director Martin McDonagh
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Jupiter's Moon has a dream-like premise but is very much set in reality
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Spielberg's government-bashing biopic starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, Wes Anderson' animated Asian adventure and Daniel Day-Lewis' swan song: the best films coming out in 2018 feature some serious gems
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Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba come up trumps in Molly's Game – the true story of the so-called 'Poker Princess' told with wit and warmth by writer-director Aaron Sorkin
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Jake Gyllenhaal battles strong emotions in Stronger, a true story drama about a famous survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings
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James Franco is wildly funny in The Disaster Artist – a deeply heartfelt, though utterly conventional, homage to the ‘greatest worst movie ever made’
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Happy End is an enthralling and raw drama – in other words, a typical Michael Haneke film
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Cate Blanchett shows off her incredible versatility by taking on a colourful cast of characters in artsy film project Manifesto – but did she need to?
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A well-intentioned George Clooney-Coen brothers project, Suburbicon tries to get to the heart of America’s biggest issue but ends up on the very outskirts of acceptable
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Emma Stone and Steve Carell take to the court in this hugely entertaining drama that's about much more than tennis
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The festive season is here which means heartwarming family-friendly flicks. From a remake of Jumanji to the latest instalment of Star Wars, here are the best films out this Christmas
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Aubrey Plaza stars in Ingrid Goes West: a send-up of social media that's not funny enough to be a comedy and not profound enough to be a drama
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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women gives an entertaining account of the life of creator of Wonder Woman, and the lovers who influenced him
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Kenneth Branagh’s sleek adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery is stuffed with talented stars but they are given very little space to shine
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer prides itself on being cinematic Marmite, but we were just a little disappointed
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Dan Stevens stars as Charles Dickens in The Man Who Invented Christmas, a festive biopic which follows the author as he works on the Yultide classic, A Christmas Carol
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Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool traces fading Hollywood darling Gloria Grahame’s real-life relationship with a humble Liverpudlian – but the movie is outshone by its own film stars
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Yorgos Lanthimos' latest thriller caused a sensation on the festival circuit. Our Gold Whisper members can see what all the fuss is about at BFI Southbank this November