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Intense crimson and orange hues, abstract composition with blurry edges.
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Talk to Me review – visually and emotionally brutal horror

by Katherine McLaughlin

YouTube duo Michael and Dan­ny Philip­pou make the ambi­tious leap to fea­ture film­mak­ing with a thor­ough­ly dis­turb­ing, uncom­pro­mis­ing horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women, one with short blonde hair and the other with dark hair, sitting in front of a yellow wall with lightning bolt shapes.
Review

Oppenheimer review – Cillian Murphy’s finest hour

by David Jenkins

This com­bustible and relent­less­ly-paced biog­ra­phy of the ​“father of the the atom­ic bomb” is a con­tender for Christo­pher Nolan’s best film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two figures in a pink and blue lit setting, one wearing a turquoise shirt and the other a sparkling dress, facing each other.
Review

Barbie review – a gorgeously weird blockbuster event

by Hannah Strong

Gre­ta Ger­wig’s behe­moth block­buster is a stranger, more fas­ci­nat­ing film than its hyper-cor­po­rate mar­ket­ing would suggest.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young man in white Nike T-shirt smiling in a field.
Review

Name Me Lawand

by David Jenkins

A deaf Kur­dish boy belat­ed­ly dis­cov­ers the sim­ple joys of com­mu­ni­ca­tion in Edward Lovelace’s mov­ing and polit­i­cal­ly pre­scient doc­u­men­tary portrait.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in blue boxing gloves in fighting stance on boxing ring.
Review

Small, Slow but Steady

by Josh Slater-Williams

A young hear­ing impaired box­er finds her hopes of going pro under threat due to the Covid-19 pan­dem­ic in Shô Miyake’s loose adap­ta­tion of Keiko Oga­sawara’s autobiography.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman with dark hair wearing striped top, sitting at a desk.
Review

The Super 8 Years

by Mark Asch

Annie Ernaux and her son David piece togeth­er a mag­i­cal home movie essay on mar­riage, moth­er­hood and the whole damn thing.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Arid desert landscape with red rock formations, wooden signage, and a person standing near a telephone booth.
Review

Asteroid City

by David Jenkins

The mae­stro returns, the patent­ed for­mu­la tweaked to bliss­ful per­fec­tion in this wit­ty and deeply mov­ing explo­ration of the tools that we pro­duce to help us see beyond our every­day vision.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouetted figure on stage amid colourful, fiery stage lights and crowd.
Review

My Imaginary Country

by Marina Ashioti

A new vital work by Patri­cio Guzmán sees the doc­u­men­tary vet­er­an turn his gaze towards a new gen­er­a­tion of Chilean revolutionaries.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man playing a violin, his eyes closed as he performs with intensity.
Review

Chevalier

by Leila Latif

Joseph Bologne receives a gor­geous biopic that also serves as a dev­as­tat­ing reminder of a great­ness near­ly entire­ly expunged from history.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four young children, two boys and two girls, sitting on a wooden bench outdoors. They wear casual clothing and have relaxed expressions.
Review

War Pony

by Charles Bramesco

Gina Gam­mell and Riley Keough’s debut fea­ture focus­es on two Oglala Lako­ta teenagers as they come of age in South Dakota.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect