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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is a warts-and-all portrait of a psychotherapist struggling with an ailing daughter

The film is an extraordinarily intense, probing experience that requires an actor of Rose Byrne’s calibre.

20.02.2026 10

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Whistle: Aztec death whistle horror is good fun, but offers few surprises

A group of American high school friends discover an Aztec death whistle and, for reasons best known to them, give it a blow at a party.

17.02.2026 4

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple explores the legacy of shared trauma on the national psyche

I would be surprised if anything else at the cinema in 2026 can match the bizarre spectacle of The Bone Temple’s best sequence.

14.01.2026 10

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Eleanor the Great: a tonally uncertain Holocaust drama with a wonderful central performance

Squibb delights but this film struggles to land its message.

12.12.2025 8

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The Running Man is the most fun you’ll have at the cinema this year

The Running Man is social commentary that delivers its message through aggressive, fast-paced action and explosive violence.

11.11.2025 4

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Bugonia: a brilliant abduction thriller with Yorgos Lanthimos’s distinct absurdist stamp

A claustrophobic film that defies convention.

31.10.2025 9

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Scary stories for kids: Monster House is a kid’s film for serious and budding horror buffs alike

Littered with references to some of the greatest scary stories ever told, this film is a proper induction into the cinematic world of terror.

31.10.2025 8

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The Long Walk: a brutal, brilliant film about suffering in the name of patriotism

A response to the effects of the Vietnam war on young men, this tale gains new relevance in a climate of growing nationalistic fervour

18.09.2025 4

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