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Hamlet establishes Riz Ahmed as one of the greats
This modern retelling enhances the cruelty of Shakespeare’s tale, infusing the terrible fate that awaits our protagonist with societal anger
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All That’s Left of You: moving drama is an epic tale of a Palestinian family over generations
Cherien Dabis’s ambitious film doesn’t aim to explain history so much as to show how its scars accumulate
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Wonder Man: one of the bravest moves Marvel has made in years
Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star in the new Disney+ series as two struggling actors in a deeply flawed film industry
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The best TV of 2025
From Mo to Man Like Mobeen, our columnist shares her favourite shows of the year
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Kumail Nanjiani’s Night Thoughts: simply a great hour of comedy
The actor returns to standup in a special filled with the kind of psychological insights that emerge when you spend a decade in the public eye
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Animalia: a feminist meditation on the vast, unknown natural and cosmic world
French-Moroccan director Sofia Alaoui’s 2023 Sundance-award-winning sci-fi debut is coming to UK cinemas
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‘The diversity is so beautiful’: 25 years of the London Palestine Film Festival
Over the years, the LPFF has tracked the shifting political landscape in Palestine and Britain, revealing how the meanings of films change, reflecting the world around them
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Alpha: emotionally complex body horror about the loss of innocence
Julia Ducournau’s third feature is a mournful story about the futility of holding a damaged family together in the face of an illness that no one fully understands
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The Celebrity Traitors shows unspoken bias at work
Despite its politeness and popularity, the UK’s favourite reality TV show is based on kneejerk assumptions about who people really are
