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Two characters from a sci-fi film, a bald man in colourful costume and a woman in a grey outfit with an elaborate hairstyle, standing and looking at each other.
Review

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Writer/​director Ryan Coogler expands his colo­nial­ist cri­tique in this epic MCU sequel which also pays mov­ing trib­ute to the late Chad­wick Boseman.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men visible in rear-view mirror of car interior.
Review

No Bears

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Iran­ian mas­ter returns with a set of par­al­lel love sto­ries reflect­ing on super­sti­tion and the mechan­ics of power.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in a blue top smiling surrounded by lush greenery and vibrant flowers.
Review

Cette Maison

by Marina Ashioti

Miryam Charles’ debut is a stun­ning dra­ma that takes direct inspi­ra­tion from her cous­in’s unex­pect­ed death.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in a rural landscape with vegetation in the background.
Review

Return to Dust

by David Jenkins

Li Rui­jun’s ten­der, thought-pro­vok­ing dra­ma is a sto­ry about love expressed through action rather than reaction.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men, one with glasses and a beard and the other with long hair, standing together and looking thoughtful.
Review

Something in the Dirt

by Anton Bitel

Film­mak­ing duo Justin Ben­son and Aaron Moor­head dis­cov­er an omi­nous para­nor­mal enti­ty in their meta fifth feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person's head and shoulders visible, surrounded by multiple illuminated television screens displaying blue and green lighting.
Review

Neptune Frost

by Charles Bramesco

A group of coltan min­ers form an anti-colo­nial­ist com­put­er hack­er col­lec­tive in Saul Williams and Anisia Uzey­man’s Afro­fu­tur­ist musical.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in blue dress and grey shawl stands amidst old wooden crosses in grassy field, with mountains in the background.
Review

The Wonder

by Lillian Crawford

Sebastián Lelio’s 19th-cen­tu­ry dra­ma dwells in the goth­ic-bucol­ic as a nurse watch­es over a girl who has sur­vived months with­out food.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A Mars rover on a rocky, dusty landscape against an orange sky.
Review

Good Night Oppy

by David Jenkins

Under­whelm­ing and detail-light account of the plucky Mars rover that out­lived NASA’s wildest predictions.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a suit and tie speaks on a phone inside a dark car, illuminated by the dashboard lights.
Review

Hunt

by Josh Slater-Williams

Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae stars in his direc­to­r­i­al debut, a high-volt­age espi­onage thriller set in 1980s South Korea.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman driving red vintage car, wearing sunglasses and black jacket.
Review

Call Jane

by Leila Latif

Chicago’s Under­ground Abor­tion Net­work and a house­wife’s unwant­ed preg­nan­cy lie at the cen­tre of Phyl­lis Nagy’s direc­to­r­i­al debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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