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LWLies Recommends

A woman wearing a black robe stands amid a group of figures wearing white robes and red fezzes.
Review

You Will Die at Twenty

by David Jenkins

First-time direc­tor Amjad Abu Alala’s med­i­ta­tive dra­ma con­cerns an exis­ten­tial prophe­cy in a Sudanese village.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
An elderly man with greying hair and glasses, wearing a black jacket, standing against a rocky wall.
Review

Keyboard Fantasies

by John Dunning

This tour doc­u­men­tary-cum-biog­ra­phy cel­e­brates the remark­able life and career of cult musi­cian Bev­er­ly Glenn-Copeland.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a dark suit sitting at a desk, writing on a document while a bottle of liquor stands nearby.
Review

The Card Counter

by David Jenkins

Paul Schrad­er con­tin­ues his God’s Lone­ly Man project with Oscar Isaac in-tow as a tor­ment­ed pro­fes­sion­al pok­er player.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman wearing green padded jacket, looking sideways with mountains in background.
Review

Eternals

by David Jenkins

Chloé Zhao remix­es the Mar­vel Cin­e­mat­ic Uni­verse tem­plate with this ethe­re­al take on the clas­sic super­hero saga.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women in winter clothing, one holding a basket, walking on a city street. Black and white image with a vintage aesthetic.
Review

Passing

by David Jenkins

Ruth Neg­ga and Tes­sa Thomp­son stars in Rebec­ca Hall’s styl­ish direc­to­r­i­al debut about racial iden­ti­ty in 1920s New York.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person in a beige coat looking out of a car window in a desert landscape.
Review

The Nowhere Inn

by Emily Maskell

Annie Clark (aka St Vin­cent) and Car­rie Brown­stein set off on an uncon­ven­tion­al road trip in this pithy meta-documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a light coloured shirt standing in a lush, green forest.
Review

Azor

by David Jenkins

This excep­tion­al debut fea­ture from Andreas Fontana takes in a search for a miss­ing banker in ​’70s Argentina.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two masked figures on horseback in a Western setting, wearing cowboy hats and bandanas over their faces.
Review

The Harder They Fall

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s supreme­ly vio­lent revenge thriller is a bold and bloody rein­ven­tion of the movie western.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman and a young boy sitting in a dimly lit, wooden-panelled room. The woman has dark hair and appears concerned, while the boy has a pensive expression.
Review

Antlers

by Anton Bitel

A horned enti­ty stalks Keri Russell’s school teacher in direc­tor Scott Cooper’s alle­gor­i­cal Amer­i­can hor­ror story.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Smiling male musician in denim jacket playing acoustic guitar on stage.
Review

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers

by Greg Wetherall

This new­ly unearthed chron­i­cle of the mak­ing of the Amer­i­can singer-songwriter’s favourite album is a gift for fans.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect