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LWLies Recommends

Smiling man and woman in striped jumpers, outdoors against dark background.
Review

Armageddon Time

by Hannah Strong

James Gray inter­ro­gates his fraught child­hood in Regan-era New York City in this mas­ter­ful, unflinch­ing drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A young man and woman resting together on a patterned sofa, the woman's head on the man's shoulder.
Review

Aftersun

by Savina Petkova

A young father and his 11-year-old daugh­ter take a hol­i­day to Turkey in Char­lotte Wells’ touch­ing debut.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two characters from a sci-fi film, a bald man in colourful costume and a woman in a grey outfit with an elaborate hairstyle, standing and looking at each other.
Review

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Writer/​director Ryan Coogler expands his colo­nial­ist cri­tique in this epic MCU sequel which also pays mov­ing trib­ute to the late Chad­wick Boseman.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men visible in rear-view mirror of car interior.
Review

No Bears

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Iran­ian mas­ter returns with a set of par­al­lel love sto­ries reflect­ing on super­sti­tion and the mechan­ics of power.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in a blue top smiling surrounded by lush greenery and vibrant flowers.
Review

Cette Maison

by Marina Ashioti

Miryam Charles’ debut is a stun­ning dra­ma that takes direct inspi­ra­tion from her cous­in’s unex­pect­ed death.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men, one with glasses and a beard and the other with long hair, standing together and looking thoughtful.
Review

Something in the Dirt

by Anton Bitel

Film­mak­ing duo Justin Ben­son and Aaron Moor­head dis­cov­er an omi­nous para­nor­mal enti­ty in their meta fifth feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person's head and shoulders visible, surrounded by multiple illuminated television screens displaying blue and green lighting.
Review

Neptune Frost

by Charles Bramesco

A group of coltan min­ers form an anti-colo­nial­ist com­put­er hack­er col­lec­tive in Saul Williams and Anisia Uzey­man’s Afro­fu­tur­ist musical.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a suit and tie speaks on a phone inside a dark car, illuminated by the dashboard lights.
Review

Hunt

by Josh Slater-Williams

Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae stars in his direc­to­r­i­al debut, a high-volt­age espi­onage thriller set in 1980s South Korea.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in black bowler hat and pinstriped suit standing outside stately building, holding walking cane.
Review

Living

by Ella Kemp

Oliv­er Her­manus teams up with Kazuo Ishig­uro and Bill Nighy for a British reimag­in­ing of Aki­ra Kurosawa’s 1952 mas­ter­piece, Ikiru.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Shirtless young man with flowers in hair holding smartphone.
Review

Triangle of Sadness

by Hannah Strong

Swedish provo­ca­teur Ruben Östlund takes us aboard the lux­u­ry cruise from hell in his lat­est over-the-top satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect