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A well-intentioned George Clooney-Coen brothers project, Suburbicon tries to get to the heart of America’s biggest issue but ends up on the very outskirts of acceptable
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Emma Stone and Steve Carell take to the court in this hugely entertaining drama that's about much more than tennis
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Cinema
Aubrey Plaza stars in Ingrid Goes West: a send-up of social media that's not funny enough to be a comedy and not profound enough to be a drama
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Cinema
Paddington 2 is not just one of the best family films this season, but simply one of the very best releases of 2017
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Theatre
A new dark comedy performed by British performance artist Victoria Melody, her celebrity dad, Mike Melody, and a New Orleans Jazz band rocks the Battersea Arts Centre this autumn
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Cinema
Dan Stevens stars as Charles Dickens in The Man Who Invented Christmas, a festive biopic which follows the author as he works on the Yultide classic, A Christmas Carol
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Cinema
Childhood fantasy and social realism mix to brilliant effect in in The Florida Project, the latest film from innovative independent director Sean Baker. Willem Dafoe features.
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Talks
'The Transvestite Potter' takes to the stage to discuss art, identity, and popularity in the age of Brexit and Trump
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Theatre
Mischief Theatre Company invite audiences to help create a live movie adventure based on new suggestions each show
Tried and Tested
Cinema
The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci brings The Death of Stalin – a shockingly dark comedy about the collapse of the Soviet regime with a stellar cast
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Cinema
Matt Damon stars in Downsizing, a whimsical though largely disappointing sci-fi comedy by writer-director Alexander Payne
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Cinema
71 minutes of middle-class mischief and mayhem in black-and-white, The Party is a modern classic. Here are five more films to watch before you see it
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Noah Baumbach's family drama is a totally superlative comedy, with standout performances from a talented cast
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Cinema
Kristin Scott Thomas leads an all-star cast in The Party, a wickedly funny dark comedy by writer-director Sally Potter
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Cinema
One of the winners at the Sundance Film Festival, Dina is an intimate documentary of a developmentally disabled couple which rings truer than most scripted romantic dramas
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Cinema
Set in London, Daphne is a brilliant examination of big city loneliness centred on its whip-smart tragicomic title character, played impeccably by Emily Beecham
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Reese Witherspoon glows in Home Again, a light and airy rom-com with a twist directed by Nancy Meyers’ daughter — but it’s not an entirely successful, or necessary, reinvention
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Make the obligatory Love Actually Christmas binge extra special this December with a live orchestra screening
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Cinema
Palestinian director Maysaloun Hamoud ruffled some feathers in the Middle East with her debut feature but, controversy aside, In Between is accomplished, poignant and, at times, genuinely empowering
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Alopecia, asthma, and attraction to boys: Matt Lucas talks about his memoir Little Me: My Life from A-Z with the how to: Academy
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Theatre
Chris Thompson's dark family comedy, Of Kith and Kin, comes to the Bush Theatre
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Booking for the 61st BFI London Film Festival is open. Here's our pick of the latest and greatest films that are going to sell out fast
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Eddie Izzard, 'Marathon Man', transgender political activist, and comedian talks about his latest role in biopic Victoria and Abdul, working with Judi Dench and his new lease on life
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Cinema
Tom Cruise's perverse likeableness tips this humdrum true-story account into watchability
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Cinema
An all-American joyride starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and Daniel Craig, Logan Lucky is a hilarious heist film – with heart – from Ocean Eleven’s director, Steven Soderbergh
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Theatre
This no holds barred comedy explores the surreal moments ahead of a one night stand
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Cinema
Final Portrait, about the experience of sitting for a Giacometti painting, is a good likeness artfully composed
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Theatre
Have your cake and eat it too as four of our favourite improv stars collaborate on a spontaneous show featuring baked goods
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Here's our pick of the best films out now in London's cinemas
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A Ghost Story, starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck with a sheet over his head, comes from a long line of paranormal romances... some more successful than others
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In The Emoji Movie, talented thespian Patrick Stewart debases himself by playing a sentient ideogram of some poo. Some actors just can't get enough of trashing their reputations
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The Big Sick, arriving in cinemas this weekend, is a romantic comedy film that manages to feel interesting and new. Fortunately, it's not the only one of its kind...