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Iron Lung review – YouTuber Markiplier crash lands with big-screen sci-fi horror

Online gaming legend Mark Fischbach writes, directs and stars in this feature about a convict on a vague intergalactic mission – but his barebones production has nothing to show

Hold on to Her review – horrific death of a two-year-old puts immigration crackdown in spotlight

Robin Vanbiesen’s documentary uses the horrific killing of two-year-old Mawda Shawri in Belgium as the starting point to explore the dehumanising machinery of border policy

Shelter review – super-soldier Jason Statham does the business as he takes on Bill Nighy in action thriller

Ric Roman Waugh’s predictable plot redeemed by fight choreography as Statham faces up to Bill Nighy, and casting of young Hamnet actor Bodhi Rae Breathnach

Seasons review – it’s Ibsen vs Peter Pan in chronicle of actors messing up their lives on and off stage

Polish director-writer Michal Grzybowski’s film has inspired flashes, but mostly eschews humour for a drearier take on the intertwining of stage and life

Do You Love Me review – exhilarating documentary is ode to the collective courage of Lebanese people

In this freewheeling film Lana Daher draws from more than 20,000 hours of archival footage to channel the resilient spirit of Beirut

Dead Souls review – Alex Cox rides into sunset with anti-Trump spaghetti western

The Repo Man director relocates Gogol’s surreal novella to the old west in what he says will be his final film

From Nouvelle Vague to Mock the Week: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Richard Linklater pens a love letter to the greats of French cinema, and the satirical panel show finds a new home

Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary

A once-in-a-lifetime dinner party from 1972 is transformed into a thrilling and inspiring hang-out movie

Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest

Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable

Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity

A set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are shocking, funny and mysterious in equal measure

Seized review – captivating documentary goes inside a shocking newspaper raid

The story of the Marion County Record and the forces that tried to destroy it is expanded for a charming, and concerning, look at freedom of the press

Undertone review – disappointing podcast horror is mostly skippable

There are some effective early moments in this ultra low-budget, audio-first horror but deja vu soon replaces intrigue

Chasing Summer review – incoherent small-town comedy is a baffling car crash

Comedian Iliza Schlesinger’s nonsensical misfire is a swirl of cliches, unfunny comedy, stock characters and bizarre direction from Josephine Decker

Is This Thing On? review – funny is as funny does in Bradley Cooper’s John Bishop-inspired tale

Cooper directs Will Arnett in this likable, semi-believable story about a man heading for a divorce who discovers a cathartic outlet in comedy

See You When I See You review – familar Sundance-y grief comedy drama has its moments

Festival stalwart Jay Duplass recruits a talented cast, including David Duchovny, Hope Davis and Kaitlyn Dever, for a patchy, poignant tale

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  • ‘I was on stage and she started kicking!’: Lucie Jones on Les Mis, performing pregnant and defying gravity at Glastonbury
  • ‘I was on stage and she started kicking!’: Lucie Jones on Les Mis, performing pregnant and defying gravity at Glastonbury
  • ‘I was on stage and she started kicking!’: Lucie Jones on Les Mis, performing pregnant and defying gravity at Glastonbury
  • ‘I was on stage and she started kicking!’: Lucie Jones on Les Mis, performing pregnant and defying gravity at Glastonbury
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