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LWLies Recommends

A person wearing a floral print dress and a captain's hat stands in a room with bookshelves and a typewriter on a table.
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The Beach Bum

by Hannah Strong

Harmony Korine and Matthew McConaughey hit the Florida Keys for a madcap slacker odyssey.

4
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4
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4
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A group of armed individuals in military uniforms standing in a line, with one person in the foreground dressed differently. The setting appears to be in a rural, rugged environment with a dilapidated wall in the background.
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Monos

by Josh Slater-Williams

A group of teenage guerrillas enter the heart of darkness in Alejandro Landes’ mountaintop tour de force.

4
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4
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4
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Group of friends enjoying cosy evening by candlelight.
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Zombi Child

by Ella Kemp

A history lesson turns into a horror movie in Bertrand Bonello’s bold reclamation of the zombie legend.

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4
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4
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A person with curly dark hair wearing a black coat stands outside in a snowy, urban setting.
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Mystify: Michael Hutchence

by Trevor Johnston

This tender portrait of the exuberant INXS frontman avoids tabloid hysteria in its search for a fragile soul.

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4
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4
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Animated characters of sheep and dog standing on snowy ground at night surrounded by sparkling effects.
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A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

by Trevor Johnston

Aardman’s woolly hero has an unexpected visitor in this warm-hearted stop-motion sequel.

4
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4
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4
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Rainy street scene with person in denim jacket jumping in the air, holding an open umbrella.
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Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

by BP Flanagan

Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly’s timeless musical remains an effervescent, life-affirming wonder.

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5
Enjoyment
5
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Portrait of a young Black man in a floral print shirt, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
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What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?

by Manuela Lazic

Roberto Minervini’s vital documentary follows in the wake of a series of brutal killings of black men in the US.

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4
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4
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A woman in a green embroidered jacket sitting at a table, examining a green ceramic dish.
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Beanpole

by Kambole Campbell

Kantemir Balagov’s beautiful drama depicts the lasting wounds left by war, both physical and psychological.

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4
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A woman with short dark hair wearing a blue coat, looking pensive and gazing off to the side.
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Judy

by David Jenkins

Renée Zellweger returns from the wilderness with a performance of awe-striking confidence and emotion.

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5
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5
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Man in white spacesuit-like outfit standing at podium in wooden room.
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Ad Astra

by David Jenkins

James Gray hits the jackpot by sending a never-better Brad Pitt on a voyage of discovery to the outer edges of the solar system.

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5
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5
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