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‘Tron: Ares’ review: Jared Leto goes off grid in bombastic sequel to classic AI franchise
Jodie Turner-Smith, Greta Lee and Jeff Bridges also star in Joachim Ronning’s uneven actioner
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‘Tharae: The Exorcist’ review: Thai horror blends familiar possession narrative with religious folklore
Taweewat Wantha’s gory thriller sees an ancient demon terrorise a Catholic village
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‘Hen’ review: Greek life seen from the perspective of a plucky chicken makes for a compelling drama
Hungarian director György Pálfi’s emotive film takes the point of view of a hen escaping an industrial farm to reflect on humanity
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‘To New Beginnings’ review: Paprika Steen-directed drama sees friendships unravel in Copenhagen
The Danish actor-turned director’s wry ensemble piece takes place at a New Year’s Eve party
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‘Good Boy’ review: Dog’s eye-view haunted house horror has plenty of bite
US filmmaker Ben Leonberg’s impressive debut is told from the point of view of its canine protagonist
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‘Mārama’ review: Striking debut sees a Māori woman confront her past in 19th century Yorkshire
Taratoa Stappard’s gothic thriller features an impressive central performance from Ariāna Osborne
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‘Joan Of Arc’ review: Hlynur Pálmason’s lyrical ode to the Icelandic landscape
The director’s non-narrative companion to ’The Love That Remains’ again features his three children
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‘Retreat’ review: A school for the deaf may not be all it appears in atmospheric UK thriller
The latest from UK filmmaker Ted Evans features a deaf principal cast and the use of British Sign Language
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‘Obhut’ review: A sibling relationship is tested in sensitive German debut
Veronika Hafner confidently handles delicate themes in her Munich-set family drama
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‘Gavagai’ review: Ulrich Kohler splits his satirical drama between Senegal and Berlin
The writer/director’s latest revolves around a fictional film version of Medea being made in West Africa
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‘Anemone’ review: Daniel Day-Lewis returns to the big screen in family drama directed by his son
Sean Bean and Samantha Morton also star in the feature debut of Ronan Day-Lewis
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‘Desert Warrior’ review: Visually stunning Saudi Arabian epic lacks an emotional core
Antony Mackie and Sir Ben Kingsley star in Rupert Wyatt’s 7th century Arabian drama
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‘Babystar’ review: Chilly German debut explores family life in the influencer age
Maja Bons plays a teenage star questioning her family’s social media celebrity in Joscha Bongard’s timely drama
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‘Good Valley Stories’ review: José Luis Guerín documents life in Barcelona’s Vallbona district
The Spanish director’s latest work plays in San Sebastian Competition
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‘Unidentified’ review: Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi thriller sees a grieving woman turn detective
The Saudi Arabian director reteams with star Mila Alzahrani, who plays a true-crime enthusiast investigating a murder
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‘Short Summer’ review: Delicate debut depicts a Russian childhood in the shadow of war
Nastia Korkia’s drama, set during the second Chechen war, plays Hamburg after winning Venice’s Lion of the Future award
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‘The Fence’ review: Isaach de Bankolé roots Claire Denis’ atmospheric West Africa thriller
Matt Dillon and Mia McKenna-Bruce also star in this uneven adaptation of the 1979 play ‘Black Battles With Dogs’
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‘Two Pianos’ review: Arnaud Desplechin drama features a virtuoso performance from Charlotte Rampling
François Civil and Nadia Tereszkiewicz also star in this tale of a concert pianist distracted by matters of the heart
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‘Spying Stars’ review: Vimukthi Jayasundara meditates on grief in lyrical Sri Lankan sci-fi drama
A scientist returning from space to bury her father encounters a dystopic world in Busan Competition title
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‘Six Days In Spring’ review: A Côte d’Azur vacation proves revelatory in intimate Joachim Lafosse drama
Eye Haïdara impresses as the divorced woman at the heart of Joachim Lafosse’s San Sebastian Competition title