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All shook up by Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’; Wim Wenders’ ‘Wings of Desire’ restored and re-released; young director Cooper Raiff makes an impact in ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’; ‘Faya Dayi’ is a mesmerising documentary about qat; a shockingly blunt view of the porn game in ‘Pleasure’; Emma Thompson hires a male escort in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ — all reviewed by Danny Leigh
Director Cooper Raiff stars as a New Jersey party entertainer who falls for an older single mother
The passing of time has intensified the melancholy of this poignant 1987 study of angels living among us
Jessica Beshir traces the psychoactive plant’s political history in a deceptively gorgeous documentary
Star Austin Butler excels at the karaoke while Tom Hanks exudes childcatcher vibes as his manager Colonel Tom Parker
A 10-part series covers the off-camera struggle to turn Mario Puzo’s crime saga into a film
The singer and actor on life with Serge Gainsbourg, why she’s still making ‘dangerous, provoking’ music — and the allure of Helen Mirren
With a bombastic biopic about to hit cinemas, we remember other memorable movie portrayals of Presley
Chris Evans is the voice of the space ranger in a prequel that finds him stranded on a planet of tentacular aliens
Miles Teller plays one of a group of prisoners tested on by a nefarious doctor
Sofia Kappel is magnetic as a Swedish newcomer to LA intent on making it in adult entertainment
A father demands that his daughter arrange an assisted suicide for him in François Ozon’s knockabout film
Daryl McCormack co-stars as an escort hired by an older woman in Sophie Hyde’s frank and funny film
You can’t help falling in love with the Elvis biopic’s 90-plus costume changes
Top Gun is back, along with an onslaught of Eighties cultural icons. Bring it on
A gay émigré flees his grim Ohio nursing home in Todd Stephens’ precisely observed film
Michelangelo Frammartino’s film tells the story — largely without words — of a 1961 expedition in Calabria
Hollywood-set comic yarn stars Charlie Hunnam as a seasoned sleuth
The promised final chapter is a parade of generic action mayhem partially saved by legacy cast members
The 25-year-old actor-director discusses breaking into the industry, the feelgood ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ — and making himself cry
Michelangelo Frammartino took his crew 700 metres underground for a truly immersive piece of cinema
Party members resemble ‘Star Wars’ devotees in their commitment to the cause
Asian-American-led movie mixing Jane Austen with ketamine and fellatio arrives in tricky times for the studio
Tim Roth and Vicky Krieps star as a film-making couple visiting the director’s home in Mia Hansen-Løve’s charming drama
Alex Garland writes and directs a film that fuses fairytale, trauma and folk horror before sinking into silly wig-out
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