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Based on one of the most ridiculous stories never told, Blackkklansman shows Spike Lee hasn’t lost his touch but that he may just be out of it

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From the producers of The Babadook comes Netflix film Cargo, an Australian thriller held together by a convincing performance from Martin Freeman

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Somerset House and Film4 bring a curated selection of films to the great outdoors this week

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The HBO adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451 updates the story in interesting and relevant ways, creating a true dystopian tale for our troubled times

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Mads Mikkelsen shines in Arctic, a by-numbers but efficient one-man survival story directed with a sure hand by first-timer Joe Penna

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The second Star Wars anthology film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, is a broadly enjoyable adventure with only a few standout moments and star turns

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The screen has never sounded so good: soak up the biggest blockbusters, from Star Trek to Harry Potter, alongside a live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall

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A revenge story of cosmic proportions from visionary director Panos Cosmatos featuring a career-defining performance from Nicolas Cage, Mandy has us holding on to our seat

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Cannes’ opening night: From influential director Asghar Farhadi and starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, Everybody Knows (Todos Los Saben) is a fine-tuned family drama that sometimes falls flat

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Starring Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike, Entebbe teases out one of the Middle East’s tensest moments but struggles to make us see events in a new light

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Saoirse Ronan stars in On Chesil Beach, an affecting if uneven adaptation of Ian McEwan's 2007 bestseller

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Charlie Plummer makes a star turn in Lean on Pete, the latest from British writer-director Andrew Haigh about hardship with a soft heart centred on a boy and his horse

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Immersive 

Immersive cinema is having a moment in London: here are the ultimate cinematic experiences this city has to offer

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Juno director Jason Reitman's latest portrait of motherhood, Tully sees Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis bond but makes a minor misstep at the very end

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The latest outing from Four Weddings and a Funeral director, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society needs a little less bliss and little more bite

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Gold Whisper members see Juliette Binoche in Let the Sunshine In at the French Institute

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An accomplished debut from French director Xavier Legrand, Custody is a masterclass in Hitchcockian suspense centred on a child stuck in his parents' broken marriage

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Starring Dwayne Johnson and Naomie Harris, Rampage is a mildly satisfying slash-and-burn disaster movie that ends up more exhausting than exhilarating

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Adapted from the successful stage play, Ghost Stories centres on a skeptical parapsychologist trying to resolve three 'unexplainable' cases, featuring Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther and Martin Freeman

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A long overdue take on the high school romance on the trials and tribulations of coming out, Love, Simon hits the right notes by not reinventing the wheel

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Featuring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams, Wonderstruck follows two tales that intertwine, separated by 50 years, but both seeking answers to the same mystery

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Enjoy a screening of spaghetti western, A Fistful of Dollars, at the BFI this April

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Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Secret Cinema returns to London with an immersive extravaganza inspired by the classic Blade Runner: The Final Cut

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From a moving tale of physical recovery to Wes Anderson's latest creation: the best films out in cinemas now

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The latest quirky and colourful animated adventure from Wes Anderson, Isle of Dogs follows a bunch of canines stranded off Japan’s coast and features an incredibly characterful all-star voice cast

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In a deeply human portrayal, Paddy Considine directs and stars alongside Jodie Whittaker in Journeyman, the story of a boxing champion who must rebuild his life

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Theatre 

Sex, drugs and 80s trance. Trainspotting returns to London for a second run this spring

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Featuring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, Midnight Sun follows a girl with a rare aversion to sunlight – but, wading through sentimental slush, can’t convince us to take it seriously

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Shot using an iPhone and featuring an against-type Claire Foy, Unsane is an accomplished psychological thriller from the Ocean's Trilogy director that wobbles in its final act

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From Call Me By Your Name to Mulholland Dr. the gay love story reigns supreme on the big screen right now. These erotic tales are redefining romance

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@AccidentallyWesAnderson is one of our favourite instagram accounts. Here are our favourite London locations for a dose of Wes.

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A powerhouse trio of Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Karling star in A Wrinkle in Time – Ava DuVernay's unbelievably sugary sci-fi fantasy