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LWLies Recommends

A person lying on the ground with their eyes closed, their long hair spread out on the floor.
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Saint Maud

by Anton Bitel

A pious young nurse experiences an extreme crisis of faith in writer/​director Rose Glass’ arresting psychodrama.

4
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4
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4
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Two women shopping with a shopping trolley in a supermarket aisle, surrounded by shelves stocked with various packaged goods.
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Kajillionaire

by Hannah Strong

Miranda July channels her offbeat brand of humour into a heist movie, with predictably charming results.

4
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4
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4
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Large green leaves partially obscuring person wearing white clothing and gloves, examining small object.
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Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint

by David Jenkins

This insightful documentary reclaims the legacy of one of the most important abstract artists of the 20th century.

3
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4
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4
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Two men in a dimly lit room; one wearing a red plaid robe, the other shirtless and standing in the doorway.
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The Boys in the Band

by Lisa Wehrstedt

Jim Parson sheds his Sheldon Cooper schtick in this Joe Mantello’s joyous adaptation of the classic LGBT+ play.

3
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4
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4
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Elderly man with grey hair wearing a floral lei, mouth open in surprise.
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Dick Johnson Is Dead

by Brianna Zigler

Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson repeatedly offs her father in this darkly funny and profound meditation on life and loss.

3
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4
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4
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Black and white portrait of a woman with a patterned headscarf, holding a drink and looking sideways.
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The Forty-Year-Old Version

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

A spiky, lovable tale about a confused playwright who finds a second creative wind in hip hop.

4
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4
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4
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Young girl with dark hair and a flower clip, looking up pensively.
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Little Girl

by Lillian Crawford

Sébastien Lifschitz’s sensitive portrait of eight-year-old Sasha will change attitudes towards gender dysphoria.

4
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4
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4
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Two women seated on a floor, one wearing a colourful patterned dress and the other wearing a long yellow dress.
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Miss Juneteenth

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Channing Godfrey Peoples’ feature debut is a stunning love letter to Southern Black culture.

4
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4
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4
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Two people seated at a colourful, graffiti-covered outdoor market stall, one wearing a pink top.
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Monsoon

by Fatima Sheriff

Henry Golding embarks on a personal journey to his ancestral homeland in Hong Khaou’s soothing drama.

4
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4
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4
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Woman in a yellow hooded jumper carrying a metal pot, with a man in a black jacket walking behind her in a hospital corridor.
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Barking Dogs Never Bite

by Anton Bitel

Bong Joon-ho’s wryly funny social commentary is released for the first time in the UK courtesy of Curzon.

4
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4
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4
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