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Two men with beards, one wearing a cap, engaged in conversation outdoors with a rocky background.
Review

Rotting in the Sun review – bold and brilliant influencer satire

by David Jenkins

The imp­ish Chilean film­mak­er Sebastián Sil­va returns with a sharp thriller about an influ­encer who turns detec­tive after a film­mak­er he’s involved with goes missing.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Vibrant pink hair, elaborate facial features, dark background.
Review

Medusa Deluxe

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

The cut­throat world of hair­dress­ing is the set­ting for this sparky mur­der mys­tery – a debut from Thomas Hardiman.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Close-up of a young person with braided hair wearing a green jacket and speaking on a mobile phone.
Review

Missing

by Alison Rumfitt

Storm Reid anchors an enjoy­able, twisty thriller that leaves an unfor­tu­nate sour taste in the mouth.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people sitting at a table in a dimly lit room, facing each other through a window.
Review

The Night Of The 12th

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Dominik Moll grap­ples with an unsolved mur­der case tak­ing place in a small Alpine town in this dark, true crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand close together, looking intensely at each other against a blurred outdoor background.
Review

The Beasts

by Anton Bitel

Neigh­bourly hos­til­i­ty abounds in Span­ish direc­tor Rodri­go Soro­goyen’s lat­est psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller, set in the Gali­cian countryside.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Middle-aged man in light-coloured jacket sitting thoughtfully in front of large, curved glass window.
Review

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

by David Jenkins

Benoit Blanc enters the canon of icon­ic movie char­ac­ters with Rian Johnson’s sec­ond for­ay into who­dunit (nu-dunit?) territory.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman in blue dress and grey shawl stands amidst old wooden crosses in grassy field, with mountains in the background.
Review

The Wonder

by Lillian Crawford

Sebastián Lelio’s 19th-cen­tu­ry dra­ma dwells in the goth­ic-bucol­ic as a nurse watch­es over a girl who has sur­vived months with­out food.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a suit and tie speaks on a phone inside a dark car, illuminated by the dashboard lights.
Review

Hunt

by Josh Slater-Williams

Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae stars in his direc­to­r­i­al debut, a high-volt­age espi­onage thriller set in 1980s South Korea.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in black coat and hat standing on stairs in indoor setting.
Review

Decision to Leave

by Hannah Strong

The South Kore­an auteur known for squid-chomp­ing, luxe erot­i­ca and graph­ic tor­ture is back with a seduc­tive mys­tery thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two adults, a uniformed police officer and a man in a suit, standing in an interior setting.
Review

See How They Run

by Hannah Strong

An all-star cast can’t save this pre­dictable, often irri­tat­ing attempt at putting a twist on Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect