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In Praise Of

Reprise and the search for authorial integrity

by Baneet Sarai

With Sentimental Value winning universal acclaim, we visit Joachim Trier’s 2006 debut about two best friends attempting to become literary greats.
Review

The Moment review – it's not that easy being green

by Hannah Strong

Charli XCX stars as a fictionalised version of herself in Aidan Zamiri’s debut, telling the mostly, sort of, kind of true story of 2024’s brat summer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Opinion

In praise of crying at the cinema

by Ying-Di Yin

The dark of the matinée provides a safe space for emotional outpouring.
Interviews

Mona Fastvold: ‘I’m always searching for the perfect choreography between the camera and the performer’

by Marina Ashioti

The maker of The Testament of Ann Lee on creating a radical biography that’s forged in ecstatic song.
Four adults standing on wooden steps, wearing casual summer attire.
Review

Splitsville review – lacking on romance and comedy

by Hannah Strong

Two couples find themselves caught up in a love quadrangle after one of them separate in Michael Angelo Covino’s lacklustre romantic comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with dark hair lying on rocky surface, eyes closed, wearing white top. Dramatic lighting creates shadows across face.
Review

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You review – rages with true catharsis

by Lucy Peters

17 years after her cult mumblecore classic, Mary Bronstein returns with a bracing study of motherhood starring a career-best Rose Byrne.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
This Just In

What Wasteman shows us about the reality of prisons and the potential for abolition

by Molly Lipson

Cal McMau’s visceral feature debut, set in a men’s prison, provides a useful lens for considering how pop culture informs our understanding of policing and justice.
In Praise Of

RIP Frederick Wiseman – In remembrance of the American dean of documentary

by David Jenkins

Our homage to one of the great filmmakers of the modern age who leaves behind him a corpus of worked unmatched in the world of film and art. 
Review

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert review – the King lives again

by Emily Maskell

Baz Luhrmann brings Presley back to Vegas in his rhinestoned concert film unearthed from long-forgotten footage.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with a beard wearing a white shirt and holding a red telephone in front of a wall covered with old newspaper clippings.
Review

The Secret Agent review – Mendonça Filho’s most refined, outright-auteurist work yet

by Rafa Sales Ross

An undercover agent discovers he can’t escape his troubled past in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping new drama about the height of Brazil’s military dictatorship.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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