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A Complete Unknown: Timothée Chalamet embodies Bob Dylan’s once-in-a-generation coolness
The rocker is too mercurial a figure for a biopic to ever fully capture him – but this gorgeous film comes as close as you could hope
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How a British Abba fan became the most powerful woman in Hollywood
As head of Universal, Donna Langley has given the world Wicked, Oppenheimer and Mamma Mia. Her next mission: sending Tom Cruise to space
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Golden Globes 2025: Every film and TV show nominated – and what’s worth watching
Will Emilia Pérez outsing Wicked? Could Shogun eat The Bear’s lunch? And what on earth is The Brutalist? Our guide to the 2025 Golden Globes
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Rumours: Cate Blanchett’s satire on smug Western leaders is bizarre and brilliant
Cate Blanchett and Charles Dance are among the G7 luminaries lost in an apocalyptic forest, in this hilariously pin-sharp Canadian comedy
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Wicked: utterly exhausting and hopelessly miscast
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo don’t come close to defying gravity in this bloated, beige screen adaptation of the Wizard of Oz prequel
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Spellbound, review: a bright throwback to the Disney princess musicals – with a twist
Skydance Animation’s Noughties-coded film features fun voice work from Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem and new show tunes from Alan Menken
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Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point: Francesca Scorsese and Sawyer Spielberg prove their nepo baby status
This new film from indie darling Tyler Taormina makes for intensely kitschy festive viewing, but it never actually coughs up a gift
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Gladiator II: the year’s most relentlessly entertaining blockbuster – but you miss Russell Crowe
While Paul Mescal impresses in Ridley Scott’s riveting sequel, a stellar Denzel Washington rather eclipses the rest of the cast
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Look Back: this bittersweet animation is a beautiful visual feast
The anime adaptation about the seismic consequences of small choices is far more substantial than Sliding Doors or The Butterfly Effect
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Piece by Piece: this Lego Pharrell Williams biopic is a brick-busting delight
Despite its family-friendly packaging, this buoyant account of the Happy singer’s life is actually a razor-sharp comment on celebrity
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Blitz: Steve McQueen’s odyssey ranks among the greatest war films ever made
Saoirse Ronan stars alongside a brilliant young newcomer in this thrilling, moving and morally provoking wartime adventure
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Emmanuelle, review: About as sexy as a mouse mat
Director Audrey Diwan’s reboot of the famous soft-core French flick is an empty film about emptiness, and and therefore doubly depressing
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The Colours Within: a magical adventure into the world of a young girl with synaesthesia
This wonderfully dreamy, pastel-toned animation has a quietly galvanising power that benefits from big-screen viewing
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Missing Child Videotape: Generates an atmosphere of near-deranging unease
Ryota Kondo’s superlative new chiller is a terrifying echo of Japanese horror classics such as The Ring and Dark Water
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Ghost Cat Anzu: imagine an affable Garfield crossed with Spirited Away and Viz
This eccentric new animation about a talking rescue cat who looks like a doodly Gonzo-Garfield is outrageously fun
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Anora: Mikey Madison blazes in this very modern Pretty Woman tale
Playing a stripper, the scene-stealing leading lady is surely destined for stardom thanks to Sean Baker’s high-energy panic comedy
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