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Kinds of Kindness

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos returns with his ninth feature, "Kinds of Kindness," a quirky and slightly disturbing triptych set in modern New Orleans. Collaborating for the third time with Emma Stone, Lanthimos ditches the period trappings of "The Favourite" and the steampunk aesthetics of "Poor Things" for a more stripped-down approach.

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Wicked Little Letters

In 1920s England, the quaint town of Littlehampton is rattled by a series of venomous anonymous letters, sparking a feud between two contrasting neighbours: the prim and proper Edith Swan (played by Olivia Colman) and the spirited newcomer Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).

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Priscilla

Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny take the lead in Sofia Coppola’s biopic of ‘Priscilla’, which offers an intimate and authentic portrayal of Priscilla Presley's life . . .

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One Life

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton (Anthony Hopkins) reflects on his daring plan, decades earlier to rescue children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia before the onset of World War II.

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All of us strangers

Writer Adam (played by Andrew Scott) revisits his childhood home and encounters his deceased parents who are seemingly alive.

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Poor Things

In a reimagined Victorian Glasgow, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) conducts a daring experiment, implanting a baby's brain into a corpse, resulting in Bella (Emma Stone). Bella navigates affection from Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef) and Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo).

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The Holdovers

In the wintry setting of a prestigious boarding school in the early 1970s . . . ‘The Holdovers’ brings together the unlikely pair of rebellious student Angus and the loathed classics teacher Mr. Hunham for an unexpected Christmas stay . . .

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Saltburn

Emerald Fennell, known for her brilliant debut feature – Promising Young Woman, takes aim at class, social mobility, and the super-rich in her latest project, Saltburn. This satirical thriller introduces us to Oliver Quick, played by Barry Keoghan, a working-class scholar from Merseyside entering the elitist world of Oxford University . . .

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Marathon Man

Thomas Babington is drawn into a dangerous game of smuggling diamonds and hunting a former SS dentist named Szell, after his secret agent brother is murdered before his eyes . . .

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Being There

After his master dies, gardener Chauncey Gardiner (played by the wonderful Peter Sellers), is left to fend for himself . . .

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The Whale

Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is an incredibly reclusive, extremely fat teacher, struggling to connect with his students through video-calls, while dealing with a past trauma. When his friend and nurse Liz tells him his health is rapidly deteriorating, he attempts to strike up a relationship with his estranged teenage daughter . . .

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The 95th Academy Awards

The Oscars are still an important event for film & filmmaking . . . particularly for smaller films, largely unseen by mainstream audiences. Here are our suggestions for the winners to be announced on Monday 13th March . . .

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Everything Everywhere All At Once

Evelyn (played by Michelle Yeoh) is trying to complete her tax audit, throw a Chinese New Year party to impress her father (James Hong), navigate a possible divorce and avoid alienating her daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu). But . . . she’s the last hope of the multiverse! Tasked with fighting an evil monster threatening to everything. And that is the plot . . .

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Tár

Conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) has everything: awards, an incredible apartment, a supportive partner, a beautiful daughter but now she faces the challenge of life with a live recording Gustav Mahler’s monumental Fifth symphony. As her focus shifts from infatuations old and new, her life begins starts to crumble . . .

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All Quiet on The Western Front

A year before the Great War reaches its conclusion, German teenager Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) joins into the army. Several months later, this world is shattered when the reality of trench warfare sinks in, and all you do is just survive.

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Aftersun

It’s the late 1990s, 30-year-old single father Calum (Paul Mescal) takes his 11-year-old daughter Sophie to a Turkish holiday resort for a rare trip together. Calum is on the brink of his 31st birthday and is committed to giving his daughter Sophie the best time he can . . .

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Empire of Light

We’re back to the early 1980s with Hilary (played by Olivia Colman) who works at the fading Empire cinema in Margate. When new employee Stephen (Michael Ward) arrives to join the team, the pair forge a friendship which turns into a romance, but with her mental-health issues, and issues from the times . . . both these elements threaten to divide them.

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The Fabelmans

The story follows a young Sammy Fabelman, in a post-World War II America era, as he discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth . . .

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Living

We’re in London and it’s 1953 . . . Mr Williams (played by Bill Nighy) is a stiff-upper-lipped accountant who works to a meticulous routine. When faced with a devastating terminal medical diagnosis, the normally reserved man learns to live life anew – and find meaning before it’s too late . . .

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The Banshees of Inisherin

On the small Irish island of Inisherin in 1923 . . . Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) have been friends forever. But one day, as the civil war rages on the background, Colm suddenly announces that their friendship is over . . .

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