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Two women facing each other, against a backdrop of the ocean and rocky coastline.
Review

Anaïs in Love

by Jasmine Valentine

A flighty young woman sets out to seduce a lover’s girl­friend in Char­line Bourgeois-Tacquet’s charm­ing queer romance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman singing on stage with fairy lights in the background, performing at a dimly lit venue.
Review

Bergman Island

by Lillian Crawford

Mia Hansen-Løve’s lilt­ing rumi­na­tion on art, rela­tion­ships and cinephil­ia is one of her most accom­plished and mov­ing films to date.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two elderly women, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat and the other in a long, light-coloured coat, standing together in an ornate interior setting.
Review

Downton Abbey: A New Era

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The sprawl­ing peri­od dra­ma returns to the big screen for a gid­dy swirl of lawns and pen­guin suits.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of young people, some standing, some sitting, on a concrete ledge against a blue sky. Various poses and styles of clothing, with speakers or sound equipment in the background.
Review

Casablanca Beats

by Marina Ashioti

A for­mer rap­per sets up a hip-hop pro­gramme for the par­tic­i­pants of his local youth group in Nabil Ayouch’s well-mean­ing drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two shirtless men with closely cropped hair embracing tenderly.
Review

Saint-Narcisse

by Marina Ashioti

Queer­core god­head Bruce LaBruce returns with a wild, camp incest odyssey set in 1970s Quebec.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, walking on a dirt path in a forested area. The woman is wearing a bright purple outfit and the man is wearing a light jacket. There is a car parked in the background.
Review

The Lost City

by Adam Woodward

San­dra Bul­lock and Chan­ning Tatum embark on a jour­ney to a mys­te­ri­ous ancient land in this charm­ing action-comedy.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in nun's habit with outstretched arms in a crowd scene.
Review

Benedetta

by Hannah Strong

Dutch mas­ter provo­ca­teur Paul Ver­ho­even serves up a blas­phe­mous delight in his con­vent-set Ital­ian romp.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person gazing out of a car window, their face in profile and partially obscured by hair blowing in the wind.
Review

Compartment No. 6

by Mark Asch

Two strangers meet on a fate­ful train jour­ney from Moscow to the Arc­tic Cir­cle in Juho Kuosmanen’s roman­tic drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young woman in white sweater looking thoughtful in front of bookshelf
Review

The Worst Person in the World

by Hannah Strong

Nor­we­gian mas­ter Joachim Tri­er con­cludes his Oslo tril­o­gy with a sweep­ing romance, fea­tur­ing a star-mak­ing turn from Renate Reinsve.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three individuals walking down a city street, one woman in a long coat, one woman in a jacket, and one man in a suit and overcoat.
Review

Paris, 13th District

by Hannah Strong

Jacques Audi­ard directs a sen­su­al city-based romance adapt­ed from graph­ic nov­els by Adri­an Tomine.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect