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A rumpled English archaeologist (Josh O’Connor) slouches his way around Tuscany in the 1980s and helps a rollicking band of grave robbers unearth Etruscan artefacts to sell on the black market. An odd and playful Italian film. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” In its 12th and final season, Larry David’s comedy of bad manners reaches new heights of misbehaviour and greater depths of meaning. Episodes touch on the usual themes—mainly Mr David’s hang-ups and screw-ups—but also ageing and the show’s own legacy. Pretty, pretty, pretty good. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” The fifth film in the franchise, a sprawling prequel, charts the traumatic youth of the rebellious Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy). All the usual pedal-to-the-metal action sequences, grotesque villains and post-apocalyptic desert vistas are there, but “Furiosa” adds human interest and political intrigue. “Hit Man” A mild-mannered college professor (Glen Powell) gets a second job working undercover for the New Orleans Police Department. He discov

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