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Talent Tilda Swinton

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The Room Next Door review – something is missing

Pedro Almodóvar makes his English-language debut with an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez's What Are You Going Through, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as old friends who reunite in a time of crisis.

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A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things review – effusive ode to Willie Barns-Graham

Mark Cousins’ lyrical exploration into the life and work of a little-known modernist painter from Scotland.

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The End – first-look review

Joshua Oppenheimer returns with an ambitious, post-apocalyptic musical whose thematic flights of fancy are always just a little too strident.

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Problemista review – a fiercely confident and surreal New York fairytale

Julio Torres writes, directs and stars in his debut feature, playing an idealistic toymaker who ends up in the employ of Tilda Swinton's eccentric art critic while trying to navigate the US immigration system.

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The Eternal Daughter review – double your Tilda, double your pleasure

Tilda Swinton plays both mother and daughter in Joanna Hogg's eerie and effective exploration of parent-child relationships.

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The Killer review – throwback to the golden age of pulp fiction

Michael Fassbender plays a contract killer suffering some professional setbacks in David Fincher's lean, mean new thriller.

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Three Thousand Years of Longing

Mad Max director George Miller returns to the big screen with an adaptation of modern-day fable The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye.

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The Souvenir: Part II

The sequel to Joanna Hogg’s autobiographical masterpiece is a stunning portrait of an artist’s profound exploration of grief.

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Memoria

Apichatpong Weerasethakul meticulously crafts a sensory journey soaked in introspection and metaphysical perplexity.

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The Personal History of David Copperfield

Armando Iannucci trades satire for spirited period comedy in a Charles Dickens adaptation for the ages.

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The Souvenir

Joanna Hogg explores her own memories to create a fragile, fascinating portrait of romance in both bloom and decay.

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The Dead Don’t Die

A cast of Jim Jarmusch regulars attempt to ward off the zombie apocalypse in this allegorical horror-comedy.