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Fri 26 Jun 2026

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Do the right thing Year : 1989 USA Director : Spike Lee Robin Harris, Frankie Faison. Image shot 1989. Exact date unknown.HAH9C7 Do the right thing Year : 1989 USA Director : Spike Lee Robin Harris, Frankie Faison. Image shot 1989. Exact date unknown.
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Picks of the week

Jon Cusack, in a suit, levels a revolver while crouching under a table
John Cusack films – ranked!
Puppy eyes, sad hair and a big boom box
Jay McCarrol and Matt Johnson standing on the roof of a building, with higher buildings surroudning them
Nirvanna mockumentary
‘Our characters like to be naughty'
Three performers in costume suspended on strings above a stage, with a fourth person laughing in the foreground
Deja viewing
The return of the cheapo compilation film
Three Minions in denim overalls stand on a street holding a colorful 'BOO YA!' sign
Bello!
Gen Alpha speaks the language of the Minions
black and white photo of a woman wearing veil looking into camera
Director Elaine May
Her genius is finally being recognised
Jessie with her trusty steed Bullseye, Toy Story 5
quote  Toy Story 5 is the ultimate millennial girl movie
Hollie Richardson
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Peter Bradshaw's film of the week

Blue Heron

Sombre and sophisticated portrait of childhood trauma in 1990s Canada

★★★★☆
A Hungarian immigrant family grapple with oppositional defiant disorder in an intimate debut feature
Still from Blue Heron showing a young girl sitting on the grass holding a video camera
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This week's reviews

Supergirl
Supergirl
Sprightly and sparkling superhero yarn without the usual baffling DC backstory
★★★☆☆
Benedict Cumberbatch sits on a wide staircase at the Natural History Museum
How to Live on Earth
Benedict Cumberbatch exudes positivity in response to the climate crisis
★★★☆☆
A man in a plaid shirt stands in a doorway backlit by light from a window in a wooden cabin
Shadows of Willow Cabin
Secrets fester beneath horny hookup in low budget horror
★★☆☆☆
Two young women in traditional clothing examine papers together outdoors, one wearing a wide woven hat
Dear You
Enjoyable Chinese romdram crosses generations
★★★☆☆
Benita in a burgundy top sits in a green armchair beside a bookshelf and zebra-print rug
Benita
Alan Berliner puts new spin on late film-maker’s work in entrancing tribute
★★★★☆
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We recommend

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi’s superbly elegant and simple Iranian coming-of-age story

★★★★☆
Satrapi’s memoir of growing up during the Islamic revolution is a gripping, witty and sympathetic film
A black-and-white still from Persepolis showing two women restraining a child wearing a 'Punk is Not Ded' shirt
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