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Spielberg meets Stranger Things in this paranoid teen-horror fantasy
Monster Summer, which stars Mel Gibson, is reminiscent of Jaws, but with a more nebulous enemy.
- by Jake Wilson
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Heaven help us! Conclave’s divine drama at times defies belief
The film has all the hallmarks of a classic palace intrigue but stretches credibility to breaking point.
- by Jake Wilson
This bonkers Oscars fave might be the most divisive film of the year
Emilia Perez is a Spanish musical about a trans Mexican drug lord who has a social justice awakening. Yes, that old tale.
- by Robert Moran
This vampire flick doesn’t suck – but it is a little bloodless
Indie director Robert Eggers has always been willing to acknowledge his sources, but he struggles to break free of them in this vampire flick.
- by Karl Quinn
Life has changed for Paddington, but thankfully he’s still a very delightful bear
The third film in the popular franchise sends the Brown family to Peru in search of a missing Aunt Lucy.
- by Sandra Hall
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This is a film you can drift through, enchanted and sceptical at once
Starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman, Parthenope takes place in the kind of that world high-end advertising conjures up.
- by Jake Wilson
Jim Carrey’s showboating double-act can’t save Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The comedian takes on a second role as Dr Robotnik’s lookalike grandpa, which doubles the number of movie characters he’s played this decade.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
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Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg collide in this entertaining double act
A Real Pain follows two bickering cousins as they travel to Poland to honour their grandmother.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★★
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Crazy, stupid love: Anora takes you somewhere quite unexpected
The Cannes Palme d’Or winner about a stripper and her wealthy Russian suitor features a cast so spirited that anything seems possible.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★★
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Cannes award-winner breaks one of screenwriting’s biggest rules – and it works
All We Imagine As Light is a film of two halves, with loneliness and belonging at its centre.
- by Sandra Hall
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