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Two elderly women walking along a gravel path through an autumnal woodland, carrying baskets.
Review

When Autumn Falls review – another year, another Ozon

by David Jenkins

This lightweight Chabrolian country drama from François Ozon sees an elderly retiree with a complex past trying to do right by her family.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with messy dark hair, wearing a blue top, standing against a yellow wall.
Review

Sister Midnight review – a droll, strange, cool freak of a film

by Anton Bitel

Karan Kandhari’s film about a misanthropic newlywed giving into her feral impulses is an unpredictable, genre-bending delight.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young person standing in a cluttered bookshop, looking pensive.
Review

On Falling review – Solidly-made slice of Loachian miserablism

by David Jenkins

The dire lot of a low-paid factory worker is the subject of this rigorous if hardly revelatory character study from debut director Laura Carreira.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man with beard, shirtless, standing in room.
Review

Marching Powder review – a proper, proper gaffe

by Adam Woodward

Nick Love and Danny Dyer are back with yet another boorish, small-minded take on the football hooligan genre.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Close-up of a person wearing a dark outfit with sequinned embellishments against a blurred night-time cityscape background.
Review

The Last Showgirl review – dreamy and low-key to a fault

by Mark Asch

Pamela Anderson excels as an over-the-hill Vegas showgirl seeing out her notice period in this low-key, vibey backstage drama from Gia Coppola.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and a serious expression, wearing a green floral shirt and looking at the camera.
Review

I’m Still Here review – memory as resistance

by Rafa Sales Ross

Walter Salles returns to narrative filmmaking with a sensitive depiction of the forced disappearance of former congressman Rubens Paiva, and the devastation his family faced.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three young women sitting close together, looking pensive and thoughtful.
Review

September Says review – uncanny and tender

by Hannah Strong

Two sisters share an unshakable bond in Ariane Labed’s uniquely strange feature debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a striped jumper, sitting on a sofa and reading a red book.
Review

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – pleasant but forgettable

by Hannah Strong

Renée Zellweger dons her big knickers again as the frazzled heroine, this time getting her groove back after her husband’s death.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Misty lake, person standing in water, surrounded by hazy green landscape.
Review

Cottontail review – Lily Franky gives another stunning performance

by Josh Slater-Williams

Lily Franky stars in this tender tale about a father and son travelling from Tokyo to the Lake District to scatter his late wife’s ashes.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Cartoon character with a hat and oversized eyes pointing at a snail in the foreground.
Review

Memoir of a Snail – a stop-motion marvel with a dark heart

by David Jenkins

The life of a snail-fixated loner plays out as a series of disasters in this stridently emotional animated feature from Australian filmmaker, Adam Elliot.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect