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Three young individuals embracing, their eyes closed, wearing purple and peach clothing against a grey background.
Review

Prayers For The Stolen

by Marina Ashioti

Tatiana Huezo’s first nar­ra­tive fea­ture is a mas­ter­ful­ly evoca­tive por­trait of com­ing of age in the shad­ow of Mexico’s nar­co wars.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in white shirts facing each other, one's head in front of the other's
Review

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

by David Jenkins

Arthur Harari charts the remark­able sto­ry of Japan­ese sol­dier Hiroo Ono­da, who refused to sur­ren­der at the end of World War Two.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young woman with dark braids wearing a white tank top stands in a snowy environment, looking thoughtful.
Review

Murina

by Laura Venning

The return of an old friend caus­es ten­sion between mem­bers of a fish­ing fam­i­ly in Antone­ta Ala­mat Kusijanović’s assured debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with short dark hair gazes intently at the camera, lips slightly parted, in a dimly lit room.
Review

You Are Not My Mother

by Anton Bitel

A fam­i­ly find them­selves trou­bled by malev­o­lent famil­ial forces in direc­tor Kate Dolan’s tense drama-horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of young people in dim lighting, sitting and interacting around a table.
Review

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

by David Jenkins

This mag­nif­i­cent mid-cen­tu­ry mem­o­ry piece from Richard Lin­klater is up there with the director’s finest films.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Smiling young girl with curly hair and flower in her hair, looking sideways against dark background.
Review

A Night of Knowing Nothing

by Marina Ashioti

The rela­tion­ship between the art of film­mak­ing and the neces­si­ty of protest lies at the heart of Pay­al Kapadia’s spell­bind­ing fea­ture debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two children, a girl with long curly hair in a yellow top and a boy in a burgundy top, playing a piano in a dimly lit room with shelves holding framed artwork.
Review

Homebound

by Anton Bitel

A cou­ple pay a vis­it to an ex-part­ner and her fam­i­ly in Sebas­t­ian Godwin’s effec­tive domes­tic horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A rower in a small boat on a still lake, with a forest-covered shore in the background.
Review

The Novice

by Elizabeth Wiart

This nifty debut fea­ture from sound design­er and row­ing enthu­si­ast Lau­ren Had­away charts the strug­gles of achiev­ing success.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men confronting each other in an intense scene, one wearing a tactical vest and the other in a casual outfit, with dramatic lighting and surroundings.
Review

Ambulance

by Kambole Campbell

Michael Bay returns to the mul­ti­plex with a high octane thriller involv­ing a bank rob­bery and a stolen ambulance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in white sweater looking thoughtful in front of bookshelf
Review

The Worst Person in the World

by Hannah Strong

Nor­we­gian mas­ter Joachim Tri­er con­cludes his Oslo tril­o­gy with a sweep­ing romance, fea­tur­ing a star-mak­ing turn from Renate Reinsve.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect