The Japanese master delivers his second smash hit of the year with a series of vignettes on human relationships.
Jessica Chastain transforms into the opulent yet controversial Tammy Faye Messner in Michael Showalter’s customary biopic.
The sequel to Joanna Hogg’s autobiographical masterpiece is a stunning portrait of an artist’s profound exploration of grief.
A bookstore meet-cute leads to a transformative relationship for two gay men in Matthew Fifer and Kieran Mulcare’s drama.
Newcomers Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman shine in Paul Thomas Anderson’s most purely pleasurable film to date.
With this poignant rom-com, writer/director and star Cooper Raiff establishes himself as a vital voice for Gen Z.
Teenage romance blossoms by the seaside in first-time director Marley Morrison’s caravan park-set coming-of-ager.
There’s plenty to admire in this social drama from first-time directors Bertrand Desrochers and Darragh Carey.
Leos Carax’s surreal, Sparks-scripted musical-of-sorts stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard as ill-fated lovers.
Maria Schrader’s slightly flat sci-fi romance sees Dan Stevens play a humanoid robot designed for love.
Noémie Merlant’s fairground employee hitches a ride on the carousel of love in this sci-fi tinged romance.
Jack London’s semi-autobiographical novel gets a masterful Italian makeover courtesy of director Pietro Marcello.
This provocative, heart-on-sleeve romantic drama from Billie Piper marks the arrival of a serious filmmaking talent.
A reclusive fossil collector has her quiet life interrupted in Francis Lee’s atmospheric coastal drama.
By Weiting Liu
Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung’s cause célèbre-turned-success story combines hard-hitting drama with woozy romance.
By Elena Lazic
With her second feature, Hungarian writer/director Lili Horvát delivers a suspenseful elliptical thriller.
Jamie Patterson’s latest sees a young woman battling addiction find redemption through queer love.
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