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LWLies Recommends

Weathered man with stubble, furrowed brows and piercing eyes gazing directly at camera against desert landscape.
Review

Val

by Leigh Singer

Part play­ful scrap book, part poignant con­fes­sion­al, this doc­u­men­tary self-por­trait reveals plen­ty about its subject.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young women laughing and posing for a selfie at a bar counter.
Review

Zola

by Hannah Strong

Tay­lour Paige and Riley Keough star in a wild Florid­i­an road trip movie based on an icon­ic Twit­ter thread.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Dimly lit alleyway at night with figure walking alone down the path.
Review

The Fever

by Matt Turner

Brazil­ian film­mak­er Maya Da-Rin’s alle­gor­i­cal mys­tery-thriller expert­ly melds tra­di­tion with modernity.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in dark clothing peer through window frames made of white curtains.
Review

The Sparks Brothers

by Ed Gibbs

Edgar Wright’s trib­ute to two of his musi­cal heroes is an exhil­a­rat­ing look back over a unique pop career.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a wooden riverboat in a forest setting.
Review

Jungle Cruise

by Lou Thomas

Expec­ta­tions be damned: Disney’s river­boat caper is one of the year’s most pure­ly plea­sur­able motion pictures.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a person against a vibrant sunset sky with clouds and reflected in a still pool.
Review

Luz: The Flower of Evil

by Anton Bitel

A back­wa­ter preach­er push­es his small con­gre­ga­tion to its lim­its in this qua­si-mys­ti­cal Colom­bian parable.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing a dark cloak, holding a lit torch in a shadowy, warm-toned setting.
Review

Fear Street: 1666

by Josh Slater-Williams

Netflix’s time-skip­ping hor­ror tril­o­gy reach­es a sat­is­fy­ing con­clu­sion via a 17th-cen­tu­ry Sarah Fier ori­gin story.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Black and white image of a volleyball match, with players jumping to spike the ball over the net while spectators watch from the stands.
Review

The Witches of the Orient

by Kambole Campbell

This riv­et­ing sports doc­u­men­tary tells the stranger-than-fic­tion sto­ry of the famed Japan­ese women’s vol­ley­ball team.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young women with long, curly red hair looking at each other intently in an outdoor setting.
Review

Fear Street: 1978

by Josh Slater-Williams

The sec­ond part of Netflix’s RL Stine-inspired hor­ror tril­o­gy is a seri­ous upgrade on its mud­dled predecessor.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
An elderly man wearing a hat and blue jacket sits on the ground in a forest, petting a shaggy white and brown dog.
Review

The Truffle Hunters

by Jake Cunningham

This charm­ing doc­u­men­tary pays trib­ute to a group of elder­ly for­agers and their trust canine companions.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect