Drama

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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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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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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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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

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Starring Rooney Mara as Jesus's right-hand woman, Mary Magdalene retells her story with moreish visuals from the director of Lion but with little sense of epic biblical drama

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Taking a satirical shot at the contemporary art scene, The Square is another immensely satisfying drama from Force Majeure director Ruben Östlund featuring Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West

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Joaquin Phoenix is as exemplary as the direction is delectable in You Were Never Really Here — but something is missing

Essential

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We interview Sebastián Lelio, director of Gloria and the Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman, about his chances at the Academy Awards, his influences and city life

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From Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, A Fantastic Woman is a compelling and deeply personal portrait of a trans woman's fight for recognition with a standout performance from Daniela Vega

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Featuring a never-better Margot Robbie and a Bafta award winning performance from Allison Janney, I, Tonya tells the real-life story of figure skater Tonya Harding and her rocky career

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A new David Copperfield: Dev Patel plays Dickens' hero in new Iannucci adaptation

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The Shape of Water is a cross-genre triumph, and Guillermo del Toro's best film since Pan's Labyrinth

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The latest adaption of the R.C. Sheriff World War I play, Journey's End brings lots of bark (and bright British talent) to the screen but not much bite

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Best of 

Paul Thomas Anderson's enchanting and haunting tale about a dressmaker in 1950s London and his muse will be Daniel Day-Lewis's last role before retirement

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Boyhood director Richard Linklater's latest film Last Flag Flying boasts a star trio jostling with patriotism and nostalgia but it gets stuck in the early 2000s

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Here are our predictions for what will win big at the Academy Awards...and what deserves to

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Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep star in The Post – Steven Spielberg's clean-swept true story drama about a team of journalists who fought for the freedom of the press

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An accomplished Churchill biopic from Atonement director Joe Wright, Darkest Hour is one of Gary Oldman's finest

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All the Money in the World struggles to gain momentum but is helped by a monumental performance from Christopher Plummer as 'the richest man in the world'

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The bitterly funny and surprisingly affecting Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a welcome return to form for In Bruges writer-director Martin McDonagh

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Jupiter's Moon has a dream-like premise but is very much set in reality

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Spielberg's government-bashing biopic starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, Wes Anderson' animated Asian adventure and Daniel Day-Lewis' swan song: the best films coming out in 2018 feature some serious gems

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Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba come up trumps in Molly's Game – the true story of the so-called 'Poker Princess' told with wit and warmth by writer-director Aaron Sorkin

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Jake Gyllenhaal battles strong emotions in Stronger, a true story drama about a famous survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

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James Franco is wildly funny in The Disaster Artist – a deeply heartfelt, though utterly conventional, homage to the ‘greatest worst movie ever made’

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Happy End is an enthralling and raw drama – in other words, a typical Michael Haneke film