All articles by Tim Grierson, Senior US critic
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Reviews‘Safe Exit’ review: Mohammed Hammad follows ‘Withered Green’ with spare Egyptian drama
Marwan Waleed anchors a restrained portrait of alienation in Hammad’s second feature
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Reviews‘Crime 101’ review: Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo face off in slow-burn LA crime caper
Halle Berry and Barry Keoghan also star in Burt Layton’s adaptation of Don Wislow’s 2020 novella
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Reviews‘Wuthering Heights’ review: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi sizzle in lavish, melodramatic adaptation
‘Saltburn’ director Emerald Fennell leans into the feverish emotions of Emily Brontë’s original novel
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Reviews‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ review: Sam Rockwell rages against the machines in glib, gonzo AI satire
Director Gore Verbinski’s nihilistic return to the big screen also stars Juno Temple and Haley Lu Richards
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Reviews‘Nuisance Bear’ review: Sundance US Documentary winner is thoughtful, impactful study of Canada’s polar bears
Directors Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden expand their 2021 short to impressive results
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Reviews‘Run Amok’ review: A student plans a musical about a school shooting in audacious, uneven US debut
Newcomer Alyssa Marvin joins Patrick Wilson and Margaret Cho in NB Mager’s expansion of her 2023 short
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Reviews‘The Only Living Pickpocket In New York’ review: John Turturro impresses in stylish crime drama
Actor/director Noah Segan’s second feature also stars Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito
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Reviews‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist’ review: ‘Navalny’ helmer Daniel Roher co-directs toothless AI study
Roher and co-director Charlie Tyrell attempt to personalise this hot-button topic, to disappointing results
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Reviews‘See You When I See You’ review: Jay Duplass helms sensitive but superficial family drama
Cooper Raiff, David Duchovny, Hope Davis and Kaitlyn Dever star in uneven Sundance Premiere title
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Reviews‘The Weight’ review: Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe expertly carry tense, effective 1930s survival tale
Padraic McKinley’s confident debut takes place in the depths of the Oregon wilderness
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Reviews‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem’ review: Invigorating doc celebrates legacy of the Harlem Renaissance
Filmmaker David Greaves expertly shapes footage shot by his father at a 1972 meeting of the Renaissance’s key players
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Reviews‘Union County’ review: Will Poulter anchors intimate addiction drama set in rural Ohio
Writer/director Adam Meeks makes a heartfelt debut with this Sundance US Dramatic Competition title
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Reviews‘The Shitheads’ review: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr hustle in agreeably chaotic comedy-thriller
Mason Thames and Peter Dinklage also star in Macon Blair’s follow-up to ‘I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore’
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Reviews‘The Invite’ review: Olivia Wilde directs and stars in glossy, tense dinner party drama
Wilde’s uneven third feature also stars Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton
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Reviews‘Zi’ review: Kogonada’s elliptical drama follows a troubled Hong Kong woman over a pivotal day
Michelle Mao stars in the director’s follow-up to ’A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’
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Reviews‘The Friend’s House Is Here’ review: Iranian female artists face cultural challenges in propulsive drama
Mahshad Bahram and Mana Hana impress in Sundance US Dramatic competition title
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Reviews‘Buddy’ review: A kids’ TV show takes a deadly turn in smart, fresh horror comedy
Casper Kelly’s feature debut stars Keegan-Michael Key, Cristin Milioti and Michael Shannon
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Reviews‘I Want Your Sex’ review: Olivia Wilde takes control in Gregg Araki’s lacklustre sex comedy
Cooper Hoffman and Charli XCX also star in underdeveloped dom-sub drama
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Reviews‘Josephine’ review: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan star in raw, striking sexual assault drama
Young newcomer Mason Reeves also impresses in Beth de Araujo’s arresting second feature
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Reviews‘The History Of Concrete’ review: US comedian John Wilson constructs an entertaining, surprising and poignant debut
The ‘How To With John Wilson’ star uses the building material as a jumping off point for a meditation on life and death