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Readers’ best films of 2024 so far  
‘Sexy, sweaty and surprising – with a really big ending’
From jazzy anime to an unfilmable sci-fi epic, a poignant film without dialogue and the silliest LGBTQ+ movie you’ll ever see
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Donald Sutherland was an irreplaceable aristocrat of cinema
Peter Bradshaw
Donald Sutherland was an irreplaceable aristocrat of cinema
‘Making this film was forbidden’  
How Agnieszka Holland’s migrant thriller inflamed the Polish right
How Agnieszka Holland’s migrant thriller inflamed the Polish right
Ken Jeong  
'I’d make a horrible spy. I would betray someone very quickly’
'I’d make a horrible spy. I would betray someone very quickly’
‘My heart does not have any other job’  
Lhakpa Sherpa, the record-breaking Nepalese climber who cleans houses in Connecticut
Lhakpa Sherpa, the record-breaking Nepalese climber who cleans houses in Connecticut
‘Quite a scrap’  
David Leland on the fight that Tim Roth started to get cast in Made in Britain
David Leland on the fight that Tim Roth started to get cast in Made in Britain
‘I don’t want to take these characters home’  
Jesse Plemons on life playing the psychopath next door
Jesse Plemons on life playing the psychopath next door
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Potent ode to the violent lives of 60s biker gangs
The Bikeriders  
Potent ode to the violent lives of 60s biker gangs
Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy are magnetic in this power struggle-cum-love triangle inspired by Danny Lyon’s 1968 photographic study of Chicago bikers
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This week's reviews
Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow  
Cosy eight-legged crime caper
Cosy eight-legged crime caper
Green Border  
Gripping story of refugees’ fight for survival in the forest
Gripping story of refugees’ fight for survival in the forest
The G  
Dale Dickey is gamechanging gangster granny out for vengeance
Dale Dickey is gamechanging gangster granny out for vengeance
Strike: An Uncivil War  
Brutal confrontation on the miners’ strike picket lines
Brutal confrontation on the miners’ strike picket lines
A Gangster’s Kiss  
Lairy and sweary British crime-com goes to all the places you’d expect
Lairy and sweary British crime-com goes to all the places you’d expect
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Roeg's scary movie can still make you jump
Don't Look Now  
Roeg's scary movie can still make you jump
From its red stalker to its eerie strangers, this suspenseful classic set a template for horror – but its sexual intimacy adds a dramatic counterpoint few films can match
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