Drama

Ferrari review – Driver is fantastic, Cruz is even better

By David Jenkins

Adam Driver portrays the single-minded Enzo Ferrari in his middle-age following the death of his son Dino in Michael Mann's unconventional take on the biographical drama.

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Priscilla review – subtle and sensational

By Hannah Strong

A star is born in Sofia Coppola's biographical drama based on the relationship between Priscilla and Elvis Presley, with Cailee Spaeny delivering a remarkable performance.

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The Boy and the Heron review – poetry, philosophy, pure emotion

By Mark Asch

Less a swansong and more a heronsong from the Japanese maestro Hayao Miyazaki, a mystical and ambitious message of hope for the future.

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Raging Grace review – combines righteous anger with well-executed chills

By David Jenkins

An undocumented Filipina immigrant secures a care job to provide a better life for her young daughter, but it turns out to be something more sinister in Paris Zarcilla's horror.

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Next Goal Wins review – chillingly eager to please

By Mark Asch

Taika Waititi's feel-good comedy about the plight of a hapless Samoan football team strives for nothing more than maintaining the status quo.

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Sweet Sue review – a strange, disjointed film

By David Jenkins

Leo Leigh’s likeable but wonky feature debut offers a meandering trawl through the doomed love life of a mature party shop owner.

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Godzilla Minus One review – Precision-tooled fun

By David Jenkins

Our atomic friend returns for a runout on the battered landscape of post-1945 Tokyo in Takashi Yamazaki’s stripped back action epic.

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Earth Mama review – new talent arrives on the scene fully-formed

By David Jenkins

Seek out this very special debut feature from Savanah Leaf about a woman navigating the bureaucratic hell of the child services system.

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Trenque Lauquen review – compulsive and completely absorbing

By David Jenkins

One of 2023’s most astonishing films comes in the form of a two-part opus about a woman drawn to mystery that takes a few cues from Twin Peaks.

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Femme review – an uninhibited, spikey portrait of revenge

By Emily Maskell

After being the victim of a violent homophobic attack, a young drag performer sees an opportunity to get revenge on one of his tormentors.

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Eileen review – an impressively crafted noir

By Katherine McLaughlin

A shy young prison guard develops an infatuation with her workplace's new psychiatrist in William Oldroyd's twisty new thriller.

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Fallen Leaves review – the Finnish legend returns

By David Jenkins

Another gorgeous tragicomic farce from Finnish maestro Aki Kaurismäki, a heartfelt cinephile ode to the possibility of love among the working classes.

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Lost In The Night review – violent drama hampered by convention

By David Jenkins

Mexican provocateur Amat Escalante makes a half-cocked bid for mainstream respectability in this intriguing tale of a young man’s torrid search for his missing mother.

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The Eternal Daughter review – double your Tilda, double your pleasure

By Catherine Bray

Tilda Swinton plays both mother and daughter in Joanna Hogg's eerie and effective exploration of parent-child relationships.

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Saltburn review – gorgeous, lurid, shallow and frustrating

By Hannah Strong

A working-class student finds himself thrust into a new world in Emerald Fennell’s stylish but underwhelming second feature.

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – lopsided prequel

By David Jenkins

Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth head up this serviceable franchise prequel that divebombs into ignominy and obscurity during its protracted final act.

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May December review – a frothy psychodrama with a lurid bite

By Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes' deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.

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