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Charlie Lyne looks to the brave new world beyond physical media
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Z: The Beginning Of Everything attempts to chart the flapper icon’s thrilling rise to intoxicating muse but its portrayal of the jazz age is disappointingly pedestrian
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The film festival could once make or break a movie – but as this German-American drama proves, nowadays its endorsement seems increasingly meaningless
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After a disappointing Hollywood adaptation, the streaming giant takes on the curious world of Lemony Snicket – and the result is a daring, offbeat treat
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Can fledgling documentary platform Yaddo take on the streaming site giants?
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A dubious new genre is centred on characters “saving” the holiday and all its trimmings from scrooges – and the concept of cultural inclusivity
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The original Westworld film of 1973 was zippy and entertaining – HBO have twisted this sci-fi story into something completely unwatchable
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The streaming platform’s latest show relives dramatic hostage scenarios - but will it be able to salvage the tacky crime scene re-enactment genre?
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The director’s new short film descends on a brutalist New York building to sum up the unsettlingly intangible nature of the web
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As the streaming platform struggles across the Channel, a new Cannes haul could provide an opportunity to seduce a very sceptical audience
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Director George Miller has recut the post-apocalyptic epic without colour. It provides an illuminating counterpoint to the original
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In this post-internet world, the sensationalist documentary genre feels less shocking and more level-headed
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It’s hard to find genuine chills in our information-overload era – but this new 24-hour scary movie service is full of unpleasant surprises
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On-demand video may be ubiquitous, but it’s often inaccessible to many viewers. Now the release of John Hull’s docudrama looks set to turn the tide
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The cult doc-maker explores the falsity of modern life in his own inimitable style. Just make sure you put enough time aside to watch it
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The Selma director explores race and incarceration with a powerful and timely documentary
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Allen’s first TV series in half a century feels clumsy, shuffly and full of lame one-liners. Not even Miley Cyrus as a rebel runaway can save it
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By warning against a pop psychology approach to criminal investigation, the streaming giant have made a documentary that is both wise and alarming
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From its EDM theme to the release model, it’s custom-made for today’s teens
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Notaro is the latest comedian to take her troubles and turn them into prestige dramedy. Unlike some recent attempts, she rises to the challenge
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David Gelb’s foodie documentary heads to France to profile cuisine that’s too haute to handle. Shame you won’t be able to afford any of it
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The Youtube channel has found viral fame with its chopped-up videos of the US Presidential candidates, and is making satire great again in the process
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Sixteen years on, this Film4 flick about the loves, lives and drinking habits of young Londoners feels decidedly dated, if oddly watchable
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The download service continues to smarten up its act with this festival hit, which sees five directors make short films of each other’s dreams
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Roland Emmerich’s movie, now on VoD, prioritises one man’s struggles at the expense of historical accuracy
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Hollywood’s antihero trend spawns an obnoxious Olympian in this new VOD movie
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YouTubers send up their profession in a satire that’s surprisingly self-assured
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Made for feverish screenings, Turkish horror Baskin becomes tedious as home entertainment
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Students, pensioners and Mark and Jez from Peep Show number amongst its fans. Now a new generation is getting its Bob Ross fix on YouTube
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Get past the pretentious preamble, and this film journal illuminates the big-screen
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Paul Rudd and Craig Roberts may have chemistry, but their journey of self-discovery is stuffed with Sundance stereotypes
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The British Film Institute’s small-time streaming service - a gruelling way to watch fascinating films
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As his Noam Chomsky animation proves, nobody does freewheeling movie-making like the French director
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Miguel Gomes explores his country’s austerity years via myth and dick jokes
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- Michel Gondry
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- Mad Max: Fury Road
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