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Empty indoor swimming pool with toys scattered on the floor, yellow and black swimsuit on person standing next to the pool.
Review

The Stimming Pool review – a unique, enchanting experience

by Alex Hopkins-McQuillan

The Neu­ro­cul­tures Col­lec­tive and Steven East­wood present a world per­ceived through autism in this won­der­ful­ly exper­i­men­tal, hybrid endeavour.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women working in a commercial kitchen, one woman serving a plate of food to the other.
Review

La Cocina review – powered by Raúl Briones’ manic performance

by Hannah Strong

Ten­sions flare between front of house and kitchen staff in Alon­so Ruiz­pala­cios’ Times Square restau­rant-set drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Wooden statues of two bears on a wooden deck, with trees and foliage in the background.
Review

Flow review – cat’s entertainment

by Hannah Strong

A small grey cat embarks on a big adven­ture in Gints Zil­balodis’ charm­ing Oscar winner.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Silhouette of adult and child against blurred lights
Review

The Rule Of Jenny Pen review – a stand-out ageing horror

by Billie Walker

A for­mer judge finds him­self con­fined to a nurs­ing home where a sin­is­ter pup­pet rules the roost in James Ashcroft’s effec­tive horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman with messy dark hair, wearing a blue top, standing against a yellow wall.
Review

Sister Midnight review – a droll, strange, cool freak of a film

by Anton Bitel

Karan Kandhari’s film about a mis­an­throp­ic new­ly­wed giv­ing into her fer­al impuls­es is an unpre­dictable, genre-bend­ing delight.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Segregation sign on building stating "Net blankes. Whites only. Net nie-blankes" and two men standing on steps, one holding a bicycle.
Review

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found review – a vital piece of cine-portraiture

by Lucy Peters

Film­mak­er Raoul Peck unearths the sear­ing social real­ist pho­tographs of an artist whose work was thought to be lost.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a woman with dark skin and hair, and a man with lighter skin and short hair, looking at the camera with neutral expressions.
Review

Mickey 17 review – gross and heartwarming in equal measure

by Hannah Strong

Robert Pat­tin­son stars as a so-called expend­able in Bong Joon Ho’s hot­ly antic­i­pat­ed fol­low-up to Par­a­site, fac­ing off against per­ma-tanned mega­lo­ma­ni­acs and crois­sant-shaped creatures.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and a serious expression, wearing a green floral shirt and looking at the camera.
Review

I’m Still Here review – memory as resistance

by Rafa Sales Ross

Wal­ter Salles returns to nar­ra­tive film­mak­ing with a sen­si­tive depic­tion of the forced dis­ap­pear­ance of for­mer con­gress­man Rubens Pai­va, and the dev­as­ta­tion his fam­i­ly faced.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Colourful stage lights and glittering sequinned costume of a female performer on a gold and red stage.
Review

The People’s Joker – you have to see it to believe it

by Violet Lucca

A glo­ri­ous, mul­ti­far­i­ous and mod­ern rethink of the com­ing of age sto­ry as fil­tered through super­hero movies, stand-up and the trans experience.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man with a beard wearing a dark jacket, holding a firearm.
Review

Bring Them Down review – a chilling neo-western

by Hannah Strong

Ten­sions reach fever pitch in a rur­al Irish farm­ing com­mu­ni­ty in Christo­pher Andrews’ fierce fea­ture debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect