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Young woman with long dark hair wearing a white blouse and red skirt, sitting in a dimly lit room clutching a white dove.
Review

Catherine, Called Birdy

by Hannah Strong

A teenag­er in Medieval Lin­colnshire con­tends with suit­ors and friend­ship prob­lems in Lena Dun­ham’s win­some com­ing-of-age dramedy.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Blonde

by Leila Latif

Andrew Dominik’s warts-and-all por­trait of trag­ic Hol­ly­wood icon Mar­i­lyn Mon­roe is as sur­re­al as it is sad.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two middle-aged Asian women in business attire, one with a pensive expression, the other with her arm around her.
Review

In Front of Your Face

by Trevor Johnston

A South Kore­an ex-pat returns to her home­land and recon­nects with old acquain­tances in Hong Sang-soo’s mag­i­cal, melan­choly drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a balcony overlooking a scenic landscape.
Review

Silent Land

by Anton Bitel

A hol­i­day­ing cou­ple becomes involved in a trag­ic event in Aga Woszczyńska’s chilly psychodrama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women wearing evening gowns in an opulent interior.
Review

Don’t Worry Darling

by Hannah Strong

Olivia Wilde’s sopho­more fea­ture sees Flo­rence Pugh and Har­ry Styles in a 1950s day­dream where every­thing isn’t quite what it seems.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

It Is In Us All

by Jamison Kent

Anto­nia Camp­bell-Hugh­es’ com­pelling fea­ture debut offers a moody account of home­town Stock­holm syn­drome and repressed emotion.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in dark clothing seated at a white table in a bright pink room.
Review

Strawberry Mansion

by Charles Bramesco

A dream audi­tor becomes caught up with an age­ing eccen­tric in Ken­tuck­er Aud­ley and Albert Bir­ney’s high­ly imag­i­na­tive feature.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Adolescent boy in striped jumper reading comics in a shop.
Review

Funny Pages

by Hannah Strong

A teenage car­toon­ist search­es for authen­tic­i­ty in writer/​director Owen Kline’s pleas­ing­ly grub­by debut feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman's face surrounded by pink, rose-coloured petals.
Review

Hatching

by Marina Ashioti

Han­na Bergholm’s direc­to­r­i­al debut is a crack­ing, art­ful­ly-craft­ed crea­ture fea­ture set in a gaudy sub­ur­ban dollhouse.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and a woman seated in a wooden boat in a lush, green forest.
Review

The Score

by Natasha Jagger

Writer/​director Malachi Smyth’s fea­ture debut is a musi­cal heist film that strug­gles to strike the right chord.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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