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Animated characters: a plumber in red overalls, a princess in a red dress, and a mushroom-shaped creature.
Review

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

by Michael Leader

Nin­ten­do and Illu­mi­na­tion team up to give every­one’s favourite fic­tion­al plumber an ani­mat­ed makeover, with soul­less results.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Lone person on chair amid mountainous, rocky landscape with lush vegetation.
Review

Godland

by Josh Slater-Williams

A Dan­ish priest mounts an escapade to Ice­land with a cam­era in hand and a dream of build­ing a church in Hlynur Pálmason’s dark­ly com­ic epic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A close-up portrait of an elderly woman framed by a colourful, curved tunnel.
Review

Leonor Will Never Die

by David Jenkins

A retired action film screen­writer falls into a coma that trans­forms into one of her own scripts in Mar­ti­ka Ramirez Esco­bar’s debut feature.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman in dark fur-trimmed clothing and a man in a leather jacket, standing outdoors in a dimly lit, rustic setting.
Review

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

by Hannah Strong

The team behind Game Night offer a pep­py spin on the clas­sic 1970s role­play­ing game, with Chris Pine as a rogue seek­ing revenge on those who have wronged him.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person using a computer in a dimly lit room with electronics in the background.
Review

Tetris

by David Jenkins

Taron Egerton stars in this enter­tain­ing but nag­ging­ly light retelling of the sto­ry of epochal com­put­er game Tetris and its suc­cess in the west.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people sitting at a table in a dimly lit room, facing each other through a window.
Review

The Night Of The 12th

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Dominik Moll grap­ples with an unsolved mur­der case tak­ing place in a small Alpine town in this dark, true crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man with short dark hair wearing a striped shirt, holding a cigarette in his mouth and looking directly at the camera.
Review

Please Baby Please

by Marina Ashioti

Aman­da Kramer’s allur­ing, neon-lit musi­cal fea­ture sees a new­ly­wed cou­ple cat­a­pult­ed into a queer awakening.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Red and grey military-style helmets with the number 519 printed on them.
Review

Riotsville, USA

by Caitlin Quinlan

Using mil­i­tary train­ing footage, Sier­ra Pet­tengill’s archival doc­u­men­tary traces the ori­gins of police mil­i­tari­sa­tion in the US.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people embrace, faces close together, an intimate moment.
Review

God’s Creatures

by David Jenkins

Emi­ly Wat­son and Paul Mescal play moth­er and son in Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis’ Irish fish­ing vil­lage-set drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Animated figure of a nude woman standing in a dark, forested setting, with mist or fog surrounding her.
Review

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

by David Jenkins

Pierre Földes’ debut fea­ture is an ani­mat­ed adap­ta­tion of a sev­er­al short sto­ries by cel­e­brat­ed Japan­ese author Haru­ki Murakami.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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