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Two women in period costumes standing on a hill with crosses in the background, against a cloudy sky.
Review

Nosferatu review – an earthy, erotic masterwork

by Charles Bramesco

Robert Eggers realis­es a life­long dream in reimag­in­ing the tale of Count Orlok, with spell­bind­ing results.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Pensive Black man with serious expression in natural setting.
Review

Nickel Boys review – a miracle of a movie

by Sam Bodrojan

With this adap­ta­tion of Col­son White­heads Pulitzer Prize-win­ning nov­el, film­mak­er RaMell Ross deliv­ers 2024’s most har­row­ing and tran­scen­dent film.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in Queer, engaged in animated conversation at a bar table.
Review

Queer review – Burroughs would be proud

by Hannah Strong

Luca Guadagni­no heads on down to Mex­i­co with Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in his free­wheel­ing take on William S. Bur­roughs’ epony­mous novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two girls sitting at desks, drawing and writing in their notebooks. Colourful pens and pencils on the desks.
Review

Favoriten review – a moving exploration into the artistic potential of children

by Jordan Cronk

Over three years, Ruth Beck­er­mann doc­u­ments school life in a mul­ti­cul­tur­al work­ing class dis­trict of Vienna.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women, one older and one younger, sitting close together and looking contemplative.
Review

All We Imagine as Light review – this one is for the lover girls

by Jenna Mahale

Pay­al Kapa­di­a’s first fic­tion fea­ture is a gor­geous romance con­cern­ing the lives of two con­trast­ing nurs­es in present-day Mumbai.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Outdoor scene with lush greenery, fields of tall grass, and a person in the distance with arms outstretched.
Review

Bird review – a magical, energetic marvel

by Hannah Strong

Social and mag­i­cal real­ism merge in Andrea Arnold’s scin­til­lat­ing Thames Estu­ary fable about the friend­ship between a latchkey kid and a smil­ing wan­der­er search­ing for home.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Group of people sitting in courtroom, various ages and ethnicities, some using electronic devices.
Review

Juror #2 review – one of Clint Eastwood’s finest late-era films

by David Jenkins

Clint Eastwood’s 40th film offers a moral­ly com­plex riff on the tried-and-test­ed court­room dra­ma which cul­mi­nates in a killer final shot.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Joyful couple embracing under fireworks display, woman holding red rose.
Review

Anora review – an amazing, hypermodern concept for a film

by David Jenkins

A young sex work­er thinks she’s hit the jack­pot when she falls for a Russ­ian nepo baby, but his par­ents have oth­er plans in Sean Bak­er’s anti-rom-com.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in glasses and a collared shirt sits at a desk in a cluttered room, staring intently at an object in his hands.
Review

Heretic review – Hugh Grant is a horror natural

by Leila Latif

Two Mor­mon mis­sion­ar­ies get more than they bar­gained for when they drop in on Hugh Grant in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ effec­tive psy­cho­log­i­cal horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, standing together on a city street near a "College" sign. The man is wearing a black t-shirt, and the woman is wearing a light-coloured blouse. The buildings and cityscape in the background suggest an urban setting.
Review

Matt and Mara review – a sharp dramedy with magnetic leads

by Hannah Strong

Two col­lege friends reunite and recon­sid­er the tra­jec­to­ry of their lives in Kazik Rad­wan­ski’s keen­ly observed rela­tion­ship comedy-drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment