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LWLies Recommends

Woman in a dark grey top standing outdoors with eyes closed.
Review

Copilot

by Marina Ashioti

Anne Zohra Berrached’s ​’90s-set romance fic­tion­alis­es the pri­vate life of Unit­ed 93 hijack­er Ziad Jar­rah and his lover.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a red and black patterned costume standing in front of a colourful, ornate background.
Review

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

by Weiting Liu

The MCU’s first Asian super­hero movie com­bines thrilling spec­ta­cle with cul­tur­al speci­fici­ty to cor­rect the comics’ racist past.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men in close confrontation, one in police uniform with a beard, the other a young man with short dark hair.
Review

Shorta

by Lou Thomas

This slick crime-thriller sees civ­il unrest spill over on the streets of Copen­hagen as the boys in blue lose control.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Moody close-up of a man with long dark hair and intense eyes in a blue-tinted scene.
Review

Annette

by Hannah Strong

Leos Carax’s sur­re­al, Sparks-script­ed musi­cal-of-sorts stars Adam Dri­ver and Mar­i­on Cotil­lard as ill-fat­ed lovers.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A Black man with a serious expression wearing a tie-dye shirt standing in a futuristic tunnel with a circular green and orange design.
Review

Candyman

by Leila Latif

Nia DaCos­ta re-exam­ines the white sav­iour and Black boogey­man tropes in her bold hor­ror reimagining.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of young people laughing and enjoying themselves on a bus journey.
Review

Our Ladies

by Josh Slater-Williams

Set in ​’90s Scot­land, Michael Caton-Jones’ win­ning com­e­dy-dra­ma sees a group of Catholic girls cut loose.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Monstrous creature with sharp teeth and dark, distorted features in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Mad God

by Kambole Campbell

Phil Tippett’s long-ges­tat­ing stop-motion ani­ma­tion epic is a fren­zied and fre­quent­ly deranged Dan­tean odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A bearded man with long hair sitting on the floor, looking pensive, with a pig nearby in a cluttered shed.
Review

Pig

by Hannah Strong

Nico­las Cage reveals his sen­si­tive side in Michael Sarnoski’s warm-heart­ed porcine revenge western.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with auburn hair and piercing blue eyes gazes intently, her expression conveying a sense of contemplation or concern.
Review

Censor

by Adam Woodward

A film cen­sor goes in search of her miss­ing sis­ter in Pra­no Bailey-Bond’s razor-sharp, retro-styled hor­ror satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people embracing, one person's head rests on the other's shoulder. The image has a warm, comforting tone with a blue background.
Review

Wildland

by Rafa Sales Ross

Sidse Babett Knud­sen excels in this claus­tro­pho­bic crime dra­ma from first-time direc­tor Jeanette Nordahl.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect