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Elderly woman seated at a cluttered desk, looking pensive; man in a striped jacket stands at a window, gazing outside.
Review

Vortex

by Adam Woodward

An elder­ly Parisian cou­ple strug­gle with the tri­als of age­ing in Gas­par Noé’s mis­er­able but intrigu­ing new film.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people sitting in a room, one man wearing a white jumper and the other a woman wearing a patterned cardigan. Behind them are framed artworks and a light fixture on the wall.
Review

Father Stu

by Charles Bramesco

A skep­ti­cal ama­teur wrestler finds reli­gion in writer/​director Ros­alind Ross’ unin­spired biopic.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two women conversing by a yellow car in a wooded area with trees and greenery.
Review

The Quiet Girl

by Alicia Haddick

A young girl’s dif­fi­cult home life takes a turn for the bet­ter in Colm Bairéad’s impres­sive debut feature.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person in a dark coat standing in a dimly lit tunnel, with a bright light at the end.
Review

Men

by Hannah Strong

A woman reel­ing from a per­son­al tragedy embarks on the hol­i­day from hell in Alex Garland’s very British folk hor­ror film.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two senior women sitting in a Chinese restaurant, one wearing a yellow jacket and the other a pink jumper.
Review

Everything Everywhere All at Once

by Weiting Liu

A Chi­nese-Amer­i­can family’s lives are changed for­ev­er across mul­ti­ple uni­vers­es in Daniels’ ambi­tious sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Shattered glass covering a face, with fragments in various shades of red and brown against a blurred, dark background with specks of light.
Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

by Hannah Strong

Direc­tor Sam Rai­mi injects some much need­ed per­son­al­i­ty into Marvel’s lat­est brand-build­ing exercise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Musicians performing on stage, with a grand piano, drums, and other instruments.
Review

This Much I Know To Be True

by Marina Ashioti

Nick Cave and War­ren Ellis per­form an inti­mate yet expan­sive ses­sion at the Bat­tersea Arts Cen­tre. The results are mesmerising.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two elderly women, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat and the other in a long, light-coloured coat, standing together in an ornate interior setting.
Review

Downton Abbey: A New Era

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The sprawl­ing peri­od dra­ma returns to the big screen for a gid­dy swirl of lawns and pen­guin suits.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of young people, some standing, some sitting, on a concrete ledge against a blue sky. Various poses and styles of clothing, with speakers or sound equipment in the background.
Review

Casablanca Beats

by Marina Ashioti

A for­mer rap­per sets up a hip-hop pro­gramme for the par­tic­i­pants of his local youth group in Nabil Ayouch’s well-mean­ing drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Close-up of a grey and white cat with bright yellow eyes peering through foliage.
Review

The Velvet Queen

by Natasha Jagger

Marie Amiguet and Vin­cent Munier track the elu­sive endan­gered Tibetan snow leop­ard in this poet­ic wildlife documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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