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Summertime review – Gallic charm of a sexy summer romance

This 70s-set story of a farmer’s daughter who falls for a feminist campaigner has some nice moments – and a few tryhard ones

From Afar review – compelling film-making

Venezuela’s Lorenzo Vigas succeeds through ‘show’ rather than ‘tell’ as subtle body language reveals an uneasy fascination between a mismatched couple

The Mafia Only Kills in Summer review – larky coming-of-age tale

Written and directed by its star Pierfrancesco Dilberto, this drama about growing up in 1970s Palermo is a winning and likable film

From Afar review – brilliantly dark romance on the streets of Caracas

In this raw and moving drama, a troubled middle-aged man, abused by the teenagers he pays handsomely to keep him company, falls for a street gangster with a chilling proposal

Ma Ma review – manipulative melodrama

Even Penélope Cruz’s charisma can’t save this crass tear-jerker

Raman Raghav 2.0 review – murder most hip

This chilling indie serial-killer flick set in Mumbai is a far cry from Bollywood

Suburra review – brash and brutal Italian crime thriller

Gomorrah TV series director Stefano Sollima delivers a terrific mob drama set among Rome’s political and criminal elite

Premiere on a plane: how Nollywood is aiming mile-high

The world’s most prolific film industry may be beset by problems, but director Kunle Afolayan is hoping to help it take off

The Girl King review – a soft-soap royal biopic

This treatment of Sweden’s Queen Kristina fails to do justice to a fascinating, transgressive figure

Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) review – a dreamy, tender tale of young sexuality

This cautionary tale of hormonal young lovers enjoying a long, hot summer finds a healthier understanding of teen lust

Embrace of the Serpent review – you will be transported

Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s transcendent adventure takes us on a dreamlike journey to the Amazon

Embrace of the Serpent review – a Kurtzian vision of the Amazon

Ciro Guerra’s gripping monochrome film details the west’s obsession with exploiting indigenous life in stories of two white explorers, separated by decades

Te3n review – Bollywood’s sluggish but intricate True Detective

This tentative remake of a 2013 Korean thriller puts Amitabh Bachchan among a trio hunting a lost girl

Triumphant Warcraft puts Ninja Turtles in the shadows at UK box office

Half-term crowds help propel family-friendly action-thrillers to the top, as Anthony Hopkins/Al Pacino turkey gobbles up just £97

The Measure of a Man review – rage against the machine

A laid-off factory worker must fight for his dignity in a moving portrait of working-class life

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  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
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  • A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency
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  • I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today
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  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
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  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
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  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
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  • In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
  • The Crunch: Climate refugees, visualising Elon Musk’s wealth, and the many ways to analyse the World Cup

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