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23 Walks - Despite its brief bursts of swearing, this is by and large a gentle film about two dog walkers in late middle age whose first frosty encounter in North London parkland...

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Bill & Ted Face the Music - Partied out, dudes. This 'threequel' to the once delightfully daffy series is very much a labour of love for its stars, although 'labour' is too often the operative...

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Nocturnal - As if coronavirus weren't enough, British cinema has been struggling along for years on a diet of working-class gloom and doom, often in desolate locations (perhaps 60...

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Tenet (IMAX in some cinemas) - Time-twisting action welded to the world of James Bond. While Tenet may lack heart and soul, it provides a feast for the eyes, supersonic action to satisfy the...

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Away - Precocious 26-year-old Latvian animator Zibalodis is a man who does it all himself. There are almost no credits at the end of this dreamlike cartoon adventure because...

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Babyteeth - Despite the general public perception, critics, though perhaps intrinsically cynical, are by nature a kindly lot, seeking out the better qualities of all but the total...

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American Pickle, An - The first 10 minutes of this Seth Rogen (vanity) project, set in 1919 Schlubska (perhaps Kosovo) are delightful, inventive and full of good guffaws. Impossible to...

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Love Sarah - As light and airy as a croissant and about as filling, this is the slimmest of feelgood romcoms, kicking off when the title character (Candice Brown) is killed while...

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