All articles by Tim Grierson, Senior US critic
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Reviews‘My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile’ review: Julia Loktev’s portrait of Russian journalists in exile deepens in its second chapter
The follow-up to 2024’s ’Last Air In Moscow’ proves every bit as compelling, if more intimate
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Reviews‘Too Much Sugar’ review: Robert Greene delivers a clear-eyed portrait of family dysfunction and filmmaking as therapy
The Procession director’s latest is a moving exploration of fatherhood and masculinity in small-town Missouri
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Reviews‘Bucking Fastard’ review: Kate and Rooney Mara are perfectly in sync in Werner Herzog’s strange tale of sisterly devotion
The director’s absurdist drama premieres in Venice competition
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Reviews‘Ink' review: Jack O’Connell is magnetic as ‘The Sun’ tabloid editor Larry Lamb in Danny Boyle’s feverish Venice opener
Guy Pearce and Claire Foy also star in this seductive, high-energy portrait of ambition and media disruption
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Reviews‘The Dog Stars’ review: Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley navigate the apocalypse in muted, tender Ridley Scott drama
Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce also star in the director’s near-future set adaptation of the novel by Peter Heller
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Reviews‘Mutiny’ review: Jason Statham finds himself all at sea in uninspired cargo ship thriller
Jean-Francois Richet’s muscular feature fails to make the most of its action star
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Reviews‘Capsized’ review: Rhys Ifans and Lily Rabe find themselves in troubled waters in modest, bittersweet US debut
Lindsey Ryan’s Edinburgh competition premiere follows an American family battling financial hardship
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Reviews‘The Rivals Of Amziah King’ review: Matthew McConaughey serves up his trademark Southern charm in unpredictable beekeeping thriller
Andrew Patterson’s tonally uneven film features a strong performance from Indigenous newcomer Angelina LookingGlass
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Reviews‘The Wrong Girls’ review: Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat have kooky chemistry in affable stoner comedy
Neon releases Dylan Meyer’s irreverent debut in US cinemas on August 14
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Reviews‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ review: Looney Tunes adaptation is, like its wiley protagonist, more miss than hit
Dave Green’s blend of live-action and animation stars John Cena, Will Forte and a host of Looney Tunes characters
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Reviews‘One Night Only’ review: Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro spark in otherwise limp romantic comedy
Will Gluck’s follow-up to ‘Anyone But You’ opens in the US on August 7 and the UK on August 28
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Reviews‘Tony’ review: Dominic Sessa impresses as young chef Anthony Bourdain
Antonio Banderas and Emilia Jones also star in the feature, which opens in the US on August 7
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Reviews‘The Leader’ review: Michael Gallagher weaves gripping, grim drama about Heaven’s Gate cult
Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga shine in true-life tale that offers no easy answers
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Reviews‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ review: Thrilling Marvel sequel offers spectacle and emotion in equal measure
Tom Holland leads a sharp ensemble as Peter Parker faces new foes and old fears
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Reviews‘Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters Of Steve Johnson’ review: Colourful portrait of the acclaimed SFX artist behind classics like 'Ghostbusters'
Nick Taylor’s Fantasia doc features a host of talking heads including John Landis and Tom Holland
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Reviews‘The Odyssey’ review: Matt Damon leads all-star cast in Christopher Nolan’s towering IMAX adaptation of Homer’s epic poem
Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron also star in the director’s follow-up to ‘Oppenheimer’
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Reviews‘Moana’ review: Lifeless live-action remake fails to capture the spirit of Disney’s animated original
Thomas Kail’s effects-heavy feature stars Dwayne Johnson and newcomer Catherine Lagaʻaia
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Reviews‘Jackass: Best And Last’ review: Johnny Knoxville and gang reunite for gleeful mix of past highlights and punishing new stunts
Series regulars Steve-O and Chris Pontius also join returning director Jeff Tremaine
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Reviews‘Supergirl’ review: Milly Alcock impresses as the sardonic superhero but latest DC adventure fails to soar
Matthias Schoenaerts and Jason Momoa co-star in Craig Gillespie’s lacklustre summer actioner
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Reviews‘Lionel’ review: Tender, understated Spanish father-son drama draws from real life
Carlos Saiz’s small-scale feature debut won Transilvania’s top prize