August movies, cinema features and reviews

In his fourth feature film, writer-director Louis Garrel explores with wit and tenderness the risk and worth of second chances

From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital

Elene Naveriani's stylish third feature tells the story of a 48-year-old woman who begins to break down the barriers in her life

An enticingly snowy and spooky premise is wasted on an overlong, unsatisfying, and poorly acted murder-mystery from Scott Cooper

Benoît Magimel plays a government official traversing a world of danger and conspiracy against the lush backdrop of Tahiti

Actor-turned-director Manuela Martelli’s brilliant character study immerses viewers in the paranoid political landscape of 1970s Chile

Where the director's 2015 Mad Max sequel had a boundless, thrilling energy, this story about stories barely has any pep in its step

Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat mix big laughs with formal ambition for a comedy that loves and mocks its subjects equally

A schlocky premise - what if there was a lion? - makes for unpretentious fun thanks to impressive directing and slick pacing

A refreshingly non-judgemental and business-focused look at sex work is let down by a dull plot and irritating characters

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