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Two middle-aged Asian women in business attire, one with a pensive expression, the other with her arm around her.
Review

In Front of Your Face

by Trevor Johnston

A South Korean ex-pat returns to her homeland and reconnects with old acquaintances in Hong Sang-soo’s magical, melancholy drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a balcony overlooking a scenic landscape.
Review

Silent Land

by Anton Bitel

A holidaying couple becomes involved in a tragic event in Aga Woszczyńska’s chilly psychodrama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Crowds of sailors and officers in uniform attending a ceremonial procession with a casket draped in a flag.
Not Movies

Reckoning with the ghoulish visual spectacle of the Queen’s funeral

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sophie Monks Kaufman reflects on the cinematic elements and pomp and circumstance surrounding the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Three adults, two men and one woman, standing in a dimly lit room with a brick wall in the background.
Incoming

Answer the door, it’s the first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin

by Charles Bramesco

The suspense master’s latest is a horror twofer — a home-invasion film and an apocalypse film.
Two women wearing evening gowns in an opulent interior.
Review

Don’t Worry Darling

by Hannah Strong

Olivia Wilde’s sophomore feature sees Florence Pugh and Harry Styles in a 1950s daydream where everything isn’t quite what it seems.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A nude man with a muscular, hairy physique lies in a bathtub, gazing intently.
Review

It Is In Us All

by Jamison Kent

Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ compelling feature debut offers a moody account of hometown Stockholm syndrome and repressed emotion.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A smiling person in a car, their eyes closed and head tilted back.
Festivals

Something You Said Last Night – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Luis De Filippis’ film is a great addition to a transgender cinematic canon in that it refuses to rely on overt explorations of trauma.
A person in dark clothing seated at a white table in a bright pink room.
Review

Strawberry Mansion

by Charles Bramesco

A dream auditor becomes caught up with an ageing eccentric in Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney’s highly imaginative feature.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two figures in a dark, moody scene; one person gently supporting the other's head.
Festivals

1976 – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

This searingly intense character study sees a woman questioning her cosy bourgeois lifestyle in Pinochet’s Chile.
Two men seated at a diner table, sharing a meal and engaging in conversation.
In Praise Of

The enduring atmosphere of Road to Perdition

by Nick Herrmann

Two decades on from its release, Sam Mendes’ mob thriller exudes a powerful sense of dread.