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A young Black woman wearing a mustard-coloured top, standing in front of a wooden wall.
Review

Saint Omer

by David Jenkins

A lit­er­a­ture pro­fes­sor observes a court case in which a moth­er stands accused of mur­der­ing her child in Alice Diop’s sub­lime drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a cat standing in a dark, red-lit room with hanging lights.
Review

EO

by Mark Asch

A don­key sets off on a long jour­ney to reunite with his mis­tress in Jerzy Skolimowski’s far-reach­ing drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with a serious expression looking directly at the camera against a dimly lit background.
Review

The Whale

by Hannah Strong

A griev­ing man bat­tling an eat­ing dis­or­der attempts to recon­nect with his daugh­ter in Dar­ren Aronof­sky’s drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two armed men, one Caucasian and one Black, crouching in a wooded area with weapons.
Review

Plane

by Rafa Sales Ross

Ger­ard But­ler plays a pilot whose plane goes down in a con­flict zone in Jean-François Richet’s sur­pris­ing­ly sat­is­fy­ing thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Monochrome image of a person in graduation attire standing in a doorway, looking contemplative.
Review

January

by Anton Bitel

Two men snowed in at a remote cab­in await the return of their boss in Andrey Paounov’s unique, exis­ten­tial horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people smiling, wearing traditional Indian clothing, with an ornate red and gold backdrop.
Review

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

by Fatima Sheriff

A film­mak­er sets out to doc­u­ment her best friend’s arranged mar­riage in Shekhar Kapur’s cul­ture clash roman­tic comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair sits in the driver's seat of a vintage car, gazing out through the windscreen.
Review

The Fabelmans

by Hannah Strong

Steven Spiel­berg weaves a tale about his child­hood love of cin­e­ma and the rela­tion­ship between his par­ents in this light but love­ly most­ly true story.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and woman in a dimly lit room, the woman appears to be embracing the man.
Review

Unwelcome

by Anton Bitel

A young cou­ple reel­ing from a vio­lent attack play host to strange house guests in Jon Wright’s Irish horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person in car wearing elaborate pink feathered costume and floral headdress.
Review

All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

by Marina Ashioti

Lau­ra Poitras’ por­trait of activist and artist Nan Goldin is a damn­ing indict­ment of the US phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal indus­try and a touch­ing look at a famil­ial tragedy.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illuminated "Boba" sign, stall with drinks, snacks, and a person sitting behind the counter.
Review

Nascondino (Hide & Seek)

by Marina Ashioti

This lyri­cal obser­va­tion­al doc­u­men­tary by debu­tant Vic­to­ria Fiore follow’s a young boy grow­ing up on the streets of Naples.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect