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The Son of the Sheik

The exotic East revisited in silent era Hollywood epic

The Essential Jacques Demy

Irresistible selection box of French fancies

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Parasite

Serpentine Korean drama you’ll be delighted to let under your skin

Bliss

Ironically-titled vampire flick is a lurid, exhausting thrill ride

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Bombshell

Deeply compelling and well-crafted expose of sexual harassment at Fox News is universally relevant

Black Angel

Suspenseful minor noir

The Miracle Worker

Arthur Penn’s wearying melodrama evidences Hollywood’s self-righteous depictions of disability

Quezon’s Game

A flat rendition of a stirring tale

Fail-Safe

The best movie you’ve never seen?

Edinburgh Filmhouse

A Hidden Life

A commanding tone poem on the nature of conscience

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Uncut Gems

An utter triumph of a character study that never falters in delivering tension and anxiety

Samurai Marathon

Unusual slice of samurai cinema depicts the end of an era with

Cloak and Dagger

Busy, enjoyable wartime espionage romp from the great Fritz Lang

Edinburgh Filmhouse

1917

An epic soundtrack and Mendes’ stunning single-shot style elucidates the horrors and humanity of WWI

Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Loving doc mainly dedicated to practical effects

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Jojo Rabbit

Nazi-bashing romp is as silly and serious as life itself

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Little Women

Fabulous, good-hearted new take on a literary classic

Congo

An occasionally compelling if ultimately unsatisfying re-telling of true events.

Hitch Hike to Hell

Pathetic attempt at exploitation cinema should have been left at the roadside

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Citizen K

Missed opportunity in the moral maze of oligarchy