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Film of the Week: 'Bugonia' - Is Emma Stone an alien?

An absurd, bleakly funny and freakishly timely tale that will delight Lánthimos fans and make you look at CEOs in a very different light. Warning: Flat-Earthers may feel vindicated.

07/11/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Hedda’ - A dazzling tale of freedom and power

Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda', out on Prime Video, is a modern and audacious retelling of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play, about a disillusioned woman's quest for social and financial advancement.

31/10/2025

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Film of the Week: 'A House of Dynamite' - A nuclear thriller misfire

Out on Netflix today, Kathryn Bigelow's first film since 2017's 'Detroit' sees the Oscar winner tackle the prospect of nuclear annihilation. With mixed results.

24/10/2025

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Film of the Week: ‘Frankenstein’ – Guillermo del Toro's consecration?

Obsession leading to cruelty was Victor Frankenstein’s undoing. But can obsession leading to artistry be Guillermo del Toro’s triumph?

17/10/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Tron: Ares' - AI-ay-ay

The light show looks good and the Nine Inch Nails score sounds great. That's all the positives we've got for 'Tron: Ares'.

10/10/2025

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Film of the Week: 'It Was Just An Accident' - Palme d'Or, Oscar next?

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's first film since being released from prison for “endangering national security” won this year's Palme d'Or. It's a tonally rich masterwork that will represent France at next year's Academy Awards. Euronews Culture crossing its fingers for an Oscar win.

03/10/2025

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Film of the Week: ‘One Battle After Another’ - Viva PTA's Revolución!

Four years after ‘Licorice Pizza’, celebrated American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson returns to the big screen with his tenth feature, ‘One Battle After Another’. And it’s an absolute blast. With plenty of actual blasts.

26/09/2025

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Film of the Week: 'La Tour de Glace' ('The Ice Tower')

Marion Cotillard stars in French director Lucile Hadžihalolović's fourth feature, a glacially paced adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”. Prepare to be entranced. And maybe a wee bit frustrated.

19/09/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Sirāt' - A bleak and invigorating trip to oblivion

A family’s quest to find a loved one morphs into a strange and spiritual odyssey that will leave you enraptured and rattled.

12/09/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Sentimental Value' - Healing burns through art

Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve reunite after 'The Worst Person in the World' to explore dysfunctional family dynamics. Once again, it’s a winning combination.

05/09/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Sorry, Baby' - A masterful exploration of trauma

The story of a young academic attempting to heal in the aftermath of sexual assault, 'Sorry, Baby' is one of the most relatable depictions of trauma we've seen on-screen yet.

29/08/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Alpha' - Julia Ducournau's most divisive film yet?

Julia Ducournau returns with her third film, destined to be her most divisive yet. But for those who choose to let go, the French writer-director shows that 'Titane' needn’t be a tough act to follow.

22/08/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Together' - The ultimate date movie?

A particularly icky argument for the perks of being single? Or a perversely romantic nightmare that ends up as the ultimate date movie?

15/08/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Weapons' - Why did 17 children vanish at 2:17am?

2025 has been a great year for horror so far... And it's only getting better, as Zach Cregger's scary, tense and surprisingly fun fairytale is unmissable.

08/08/2025

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Film of the Week: Luc Besson's ‘Dracula: A Love Tale’ - Fangtastic?

Worth sinking your teeth into? Only if you’re in the mood for what could be the accidental high camp masterpiece of 2025...

01/08/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Superman' – A bird? A plane? No, a terrific reboot

This year’s 'Superman' isn't afraid to be fun and silly - and maybe that's the real superpower when it comes to comic book films in an age of superhero fatigue.

11/07/2025

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Film of the Week: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' – A dino-mite reboot?

After three hugely lucrative but subpar Jurassic World films, can Gareth Edwards revive the fast fossilising franchise?

04/07/2025

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Film of the Week: 'F1 The Movie' - in the pits with Pitt

The first great blockbuster of 2025?

27/06/2025

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Film of the Week: '28 Years Later' - Bold, brilliant and Brexity

Skipping ‘Months’, Danny Boyle returns to the series he started in 2002 with '28 Days Later' – supported by returning screenwriter Alex Garland and armed with a clear desire to avoid repeating himself. The result is a bold, brilliant and very surprising revival.

20/06/2025

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Film of the Week: 'From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina'

Tiresome cash-grab or worthy addition to the John Wick canon? It's all down to Ana de Armas...

06/06/2025