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The Best Films Out Now
The Best Films Out Now
theartsdesk recommends the top movies of the moment
Tuesday, 04 September 2018
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There are films to meet every taste in theartsdesk's guide to the best movies currently on release. In our considered opinion, any of the titles below is well worth your attention.
Apostasy ★★★★ Unquestioning faith fractures in a quietly powerful debut
There are films to meet every taste in theartsdesk's guide to the best movies currently on release. In our considered opinion, any of the titles below is well worth your attention.
Apostasy ★★★★ Unquestioning faith fractures in a quietly powerful debut
BlacKkKlansman ★★★★ Spike Lee turns a startling Seventies tale into a gut-punch Trump protest
Cold War ★★★★★ Pawel Pawlikowski's gorgeous and mesmirising film honours the spirit of his parents' turbulent romance
Incredibles 2 ★★★★★ Brad Bird's long awaited follow-up to his cult kids' film pulls out all the stops
Leave No Trace ★★★★ Debra Granik's - intense off-grid drama tells of a father and daughter who don't fit in
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again ★★★★ Sweet, silly, and, best of all, Cher: reboot improves upon its predecessor
McQueen ★★★★ Moving documentary charts the anarchic fashion designer's life and career
Mission: Impossible - Fallout ★★★★★ Indestructible Tom Cruise heads characterful cast in the best 'Mission' yet
Sicario: Day of the Soldado ★★★★ Violent, explosive and nihilistic thriller: apocalypse now for the Mexican drug cartels
The King ★★★★ New documentary uses Elvis as a metaphor for the state of the nation
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