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Plastic figures with decorative headdress and red lips, arranged in a surreal underwater scene.
Review

My Friend the Polish Girl

by David Jenkins

Directors Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek offer a unique, if not entirely successful spin on the culture clash drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two young men, one standing with a bicycle, in a grassy field with trees in the background.
Review

Making Noise Quietly

by Kambole Campbell

This measured adaptation of Robert Holman’s stage play can’t quite escape its theatre roots.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A close-up of a lion cub in the darkness, with its piercing eyes and textured fur visible.
Review

The Lion King

by Adam Woodward

Jon Favreau’s update of Disney’s animated epic shows the studio’s remake philosophy is not so problem free.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair sitting by a window, looking thoughtful.
Review

Only You

by David Jenkins

Laia Costa and Josh O’Connor are swept up in a whirlwind romance in Harry Wootliff’s tender debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person riding a horse across a grassy field with a small dog nearby. The field is surrounded by trees and there are clouds in the blue sky.
Review

Our Time

by David Jenkins

Mexican maverick Carlos Reygadas directs and stars in this lyrical, unconventional relationship drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in heavy winter coats, one in a cap, standing in a city street at dusk.
Review

Kursk: The Last Mission

by Anton Bitel

Thomas Vinterberg reconstructs the K‑141 Kursk submarine disaster but throws in a few too many gimmicks.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman in a white top and a man in a blue outfit, standing in a greenhouse surrounded by lush greenery and blooming plants.
Review

Vita and Virginia

by David Jenkins

A handsome if underpowered period drama on literary lesbianism and the early career of Virginia Woolf.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in olive jacket holding woman wrapped in red blanket, stood in shallow water.
Review

Don’t Look Now (1973)

by David Jenkins

This ghostly 1973 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s short story is a masterclass of staging, acting and editing.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two blonde individuals, a woman in a white shirt and a man in a red jumper, gazing intently at the camera.
Review

Knife + Heart

by Anton Bitel

A masked killer targets Vanessa Paradis’ adult film producer in Yann Gonzalez’s neon camp thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man with short blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a green shirt, looking at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

Never Look Away

by Matt Thrift

One of Germany’s most important living artists is the subject of this dud biography from Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect