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Dolores Claiborne — gripping adaptation of Stephen King’s psychological thriller

Dolores Claiborne — gripping adaptation of Stephen King’s psychological thriller

A reporter travels to a town where her mother’s been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper…
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Dan Perrin
Children of Paradise — romantic poetry of love and theatre effuses life and humour

Children of Paradise — romantic poetry of love and theatre effuses life and humour

The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.
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Lance Li
The Hole (1960) — tense prison breakout film is equal parts hopeful and crushing

The Hole (1960) — tense prison breakout film is equal parts hopeful and crushing

Distrust and uncertainty arise when four long-term inmates cautiously induct a new prisoner into their elaborate prison break scheme.
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Cian McGrath
Flow — a Sisyphean animated journey that flows nearly as seamlessly as life itself

Flow — a Sisyphean animated journey that flows nearly as seamlessly as life itself

A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must adapt to a transformed world.
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Marios Papadoniou
The Electric State — mega-budget sci-fi fails to find its spark

The Electric State — mega-budget sci-fi fails to find its spark

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his sidekick…
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Dan Owen
Novocaine — entertaining action comedy that’ll still leave you a little numb

Novocaine — entertaining action comedy that’ll still leave you a little numb

When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, a man incapable of feeling physical pain turns his rare condition into an unexpected advantage…
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Rachel Dvorak
A Touch of Love — misogyny, motherhood, and the middle-class in un-swinging London

A Touch of Love — misogyny, motherhood, and the middle-class in un-swinging London

In 1960s Britain, a young woman is determined to defy society by becoming a single mother.
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Barnaby Page
Black Bag — a return to form for Soderbergh and the spy subgenre

Black Bag — a return to form for Soderbergh and the spy subgenre

When an intelligence agent is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband (also an agent) faces the ultimate loyalty test…
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Marios Papadoniou
Opus — psychological thriller is a frustrating mix of missed opportunities

Opus — psychological thriller is a frustrating mix of missed opportunities

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago.
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Amelia Nancy Harvey
Erin Brockovich — endearing biopic that eschews a paint-by-numbers approach

Erin Brockovich — endearing biopic that eschews a paint-by-numbers approach

A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company’s pollution.
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Cian McGrath
Sister Midnight — a Mumbai-set genre-bending feminist fable

Sister Midnight — a Mumbai-set genre-bending feminist fable

A frustrated and misanthropic newlywed discovers certain feral impulses that land her in unlikely situations.
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Amelia Nancy Harvey
The Invitation (2015) — tense, single-location thriller hampered by a lack of subtlety

The Invitation (2015) — tense, single-location thriller hampered by a lack of subtlety

When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.
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Cian McGrath
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