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Glen Powell seeks revenge in How to Make a Killing.

New movies to watch: Glen Powell’s dark comedy, a Charli XCX mockumentary, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein and a docudrama

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas.

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Margot Robbie in a scene from “Wuthering Heights”.

‘Watch for the close-up of copulating snails’: Is Wuthering Heights really as steamy as it promises?

Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë’s classic novel owes its idiosyncratic style to the current taste for “romantasy”.

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Jessie Buckley is a revelation in Hamnet, so it’s no wonder she picked up the Golden Globe for best female actor in a drama.

Hamnet won Golden Globes for best drama and best actress – but is it any good?

A new film puts Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway centre stage as the couple mourn the death of their young son.

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Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, left, and Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, in a scene from Zootopia 2.

Movies to see this week: It’s been almost a decade. Was Zootopia 2 worth the wait?

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas this week.

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Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Knives Out goes Gothic in latest Daniel Craig whodunnit parody

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery also stars Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington and Josh O’Connor.

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George Clooney is the glamorous but shallow Jay Kelly.

Movies to see this week: George Clooney in full movie-star mode, a new horror and a Gaza doco

Adam Sandler and Billy Crudup join Clooney in Jay Kelly, a film about an actor on a journey of self-discovery, while hope and devastation collide in the documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk.

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Rose Byrne as Linda in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.

This is the role of a lifetime, and Rose Byrne embraces it with everything she’s got

Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, A$AP Rocky, and a malevolent hamster come together in a film that takes on the minefield of motherhood.

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Michael Cera in a scene from The Runnin Man

Reality TV takes a deadly turn in this classic remake

Intelligent chase scenes make The Running Man stand out from the dystopian pack.

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Fwends stars Melissa Gan, (left) and Emmanuelle Mattana.

Don’t let the name put you off, Fwends is poignant and real

This tiny budget debut feature film by Melbourne-based Sophie Somerville punches above its weight.

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Director Lynette Wallworth with Tashka Yawanawa.

Treading a perilous line between science and shamanism

Edge of Life is a documentary probably best left to the true believers.

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