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A Working Man


Astonishingly lazy action thriller with Jason Statham in the usual role


The Penguin Lessons


Warm and witty true story about an Englishman in 1976 Argentina


Misericordia


Smart, complex French drama explores connections and motives


The End


Audaciously offbeat apocalyptic musical with all-star cast


Time Travel Is Dangerous


Hilariously scrappy sci-fi comedy mashes Time Bandits with Spinal Tap


Viet and Nam


Achingly sensual arthouse drama about two young men in Vietnam

film news
39th BFI Flare: until 30th March

Lizzo is Rosetta
26.MAR: Lizzo
will produe and star in a biopic about legendary musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Powell is lined up to star in Mollner's Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot
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Hart & Story reteam for 72 HOURS
Hoult leads Leitch's heist action
Hill directs, stars in CUT OFF comedy
Friend joins Moretz on EDGE
Abrams leads Cregger's EVIL
Hamburg writes 4th FOKKERS movie
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Pamela hits the road
23.MAR: Anderson will play Burstyn's
daughter in road movie Place to Be, costarring Waititi and Waithe
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Sweeney will produce and star
in I Pretended to be a Missing Girl
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Ridley & Ehrenreich to RESORT
Wasikowska & Harrison in FING
Monroe leads REMINDERS OF HIM
Caplan, Stamos, DeVito in DRAG
Unkrich is making a sequel to COCO
Is Aronofsky remaking CUJO?
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Jenna leads remake
19.MAR: Ortega & Russell
will star in a remake of the 1992 stalker thriller Single White Female.
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Craig is rumoured for a role in Gerwig's new NARNIA movies
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Farrell for Guadagnino's SGT ROCK
Powell in NATURAL ORDER thriller
Corenswet & May lead IRRELEVANT
Moretz is on THE EDGE OF NORMAL
Dynevor joins Gyllenhaal in REMAIN
Reinhart stages a FAKE WEDDING
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box office

coming soon

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4 Apr:
DEATH OF A UNICORN
A MINECRAFT MOVIE
MR BURTON
FREAKY TALES
FOUR MOTHERS
WILLIAM TELL
THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES
RESTLESS
SEBASTIAN
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11 Apr:
THE AMATEUR
DROP
THE RETURN
THE UNINVITED
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING...
HOLY COW
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO
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18 Apr:
SINNERS
WARFARE
THE WEDDING BANQUET
DREAMIN' WILD
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25 Apr:
THE ACCOUNTANT 2
ON SWIFT HORSES
THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA
APRIL
MORE >>

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HOT MILK
THE PLEASURE IS MINE
DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES
SAD JOKES
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MEA CULPA
MEMORABILIA
REALLY HAPPY SOMEDAY
THE WEDDING BANQUET
THE THINKING GAME

stage & more

March TV Roundup

SCREEN The Residence, Paradise, Prime Target, Squid Game, Shrinking, Black Doves, Industry and more...


Laughing through the pain

STAGE
Nick Hyde's Double Act at Southwark Playhouse until 5th April...


Finding your feet

DANCE
Lyon Opera Ballet presents Merce Cunningham Forever, Sadler's Wells..


Crowd-pleasing precision

STAGE
From Japan, Drum Tao brings The Dream to the Peacock theatre...


A precarious friendship

STAGE
Dear Martin centres around two very different men; at Arcola until 29 Mar...


A dog and her boy

INTERVIEW A lively chat with the director and star of the Greek comedy The Summer With Carmen...


Into the void

DANCE
Wayne McGregor's Deepstaria dazzles with sights & sounds at Sadler's Wells


Rhythms from rubbish

STAGE
Yllana and Toompack create magic with Trash! at the Peacock until 1 Mar


Down the rabbit hole

STAGE
Dave Florez's snappy black comedy The Gift, at Park Theatre until 1 Mar


Looking for love

DANCE
Pina Bausch's monumental classic Vollmond returns to Sadler's Wells


Who do you trust?

STAGE
Antigone [on strike] brings headlines to life at the Park Theatre


The winner takes it all

STAGE
The riotously clever comedy Miss Brexit at Clapham's Omnibus

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STAGE: Glamrou at Soho Theatre
STAGE: Copla at The Other Palace
DEC TV: Disclaimer, Monsters, Murders
SHADOWS AWARDS: Best/worst of '24
STAGE: Riches & Kearns as Ball & Boe
STAGE: Potted Panto at Wilton's
DANCE: Exit Above at Sadler's Wells
DANCE: Stories at the Peacock
COMEDY: Larry Dean's Dodger on tour
STAGE: Filibuster at Jackson's Lane
INTERVIEW: The Wild Robot team
COMEDY: Paly & Jay's Roadshow
DANCE: Chicos Mambo's playful Tutu
STAGE: Foreverland at Southwark
AUG TV: Bear, Shogun, Acolyte...
DANCE: Frontiers at Sadler's Wells
Shadows @ London Film Fest
DANCE: Khan's Giselle, Sadler's Wells
STAGE: Sex Lives of Puppets returns
DANCE: Resurgence at Sadler's Wells
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now showing

Snow White


Disney's latest skilful remake has dulled edges and uncanny dwarfs


The Alto Knights


Dry but expertly made true-life mob movie with two Robert Deniros


When Autumn Falls


Francois Ozon's latest French melodrama embraces the mystery


Ne Zha 2


Dazzling epic from China spins a tale about duelling immortal beings


Santosh


Police procedural from rural India is both riveting and observant


Brief History of a Family


Sharply shot and edited Chinese drama about an orphan's impact


Last Breath


Taut true-life underwater thriller about divers on the ocean floor


The Rule of Jenny Pen


Superbly creepy care-home horror with John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush


Opus


Ayo Edibiri is terrific in this funny but never scary dramatic horror movie


The Parenting


A superb ensemble cast adds some texture to this silly horror satire


The Electric State


Enjoyable but rather thin sci-fi adventure with Millie Bobby Brown


The Day the Earth Blew Up


Looney Tunes feature is nutty and far too broad, missing the characters


She’s the He


Likeable hyperactive teen comedy knowingly explores gender identity


One of Them Days


Silly comedy is a lovely portrait of friendship and community

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THE EMPIRE
THE VISITOR
GIANTS OF LA MANCHA
A SLOTH STORY
THE MONKEY
BARRIO BOY
INVASION
BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
PADDINGTON IN PERU
THE DEAD THING
DRAINED
COTTONTAIL
LOVE HURTS
THE FIRE INSIDE
COMPANION
YOU'RE CORDIALLY INVITED
STAR TREK: SECTION 31
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recommended

Flow


From Latvia, this wordless, inventively animated adventure centres on a cat


Holy Cow


Sharp, snappy French drama about a young man who's forced to grow up


Layla


Charming, sharply observed British drama resonates in surprising ways


Black Bag


Superbly well shot and acted spy thriller isn't about what you think it is


The Thinking Game


Brisk, accessible doc looks at advances in artificial intelligence


Mickey 17


Sparky, fiercely original sci-fi comedy with double your Robert Pattinson


Throuple


Loose, enjoyably low-fi comedy about musicians looking for real love


Peacock


Skilfully observed deadpan comedy from Austria with Albrecht Schuch


Day of the Fight


Strongly engaging, sharply well-made boxing drama with Michael Pitt


The Summer With Carmen


Funny, sexy Greek meta-comedy explores friendship and filmmaking


Ernest Cole: Lost and Found


Powerful documentary about the observant South African photographer


The Last Showgirl


Pamela Anderson is terrific in this lovely ode to Las Vegas razzle dazzle


My Dead Friend Zoe


Strongly performed true story uses humour to explore grief and trauma

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SUPERBOYS OF MALEGAON
CHANG'AN
I'M STILL HERE
I AM MARTIN PARR
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
TO A LAND UNKNOWN
DESIRE LINES
BONUS TRACK
SEPTEMBER 5
NO OTHER LAND
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
HARD TRUTHS
SATURDAY NIGHT
THE COLOURS WITHIN
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