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Two men in close confrontation, one in police uniform with a beard, the other a young man with short dark hair.
Review

Shorta

by Lou Thomas

This slick crime-thriller sees civ­il unrest spill over on the streets of Copen­hagen as the boys in blue lose control.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Back view of person standing in front of a wall covered in pinned photographs, papers, and artwork.
Review

Misha and the Wolves

by Hannah Strong

A woman’s Holo­caust mem­oir becomes an inter­na­tion­al scan­dal in Sam Hobkinson’s com­pelling documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Moody close-up of a man with long dark hair and intense eyes in a blue-tinted scene.
Review

Annette

by Hannah Strong

Leos Carax’s sur­re­al, Sparks-script­ed musi­cal-of-sorts stars Adam Dri­ver and Mar­i­on Cotil­lard as ill-fat­ed lovers.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two women in colourful dresses, with a blue car and mountains in the background.
Review

Wildfire

by Fatima Sheriff

Two sis­ters are reunit­ed as their com­mu­ni­ty comes apart at the seams in Cathy Brady’s Trou­bles-era drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Colourful illustration of an Uncle Sam-style character with stars and stripes hat, glasses, and polka dot shirt on green background with abstract shapes.
Review

Paris Calligrammes

by Caitlin Quinlan

Vet­er­an Ger­man film­mak­er Ulrike Ottinger recounts her for­ma­tive expe­ri­ences in the French cap­i­tal in the 1960s.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A Black man with a serious expression wearing a tie-dye shirt standing in a futuristic tunnel with a circular green and orange design.
Review

Candyman

by Leila Latif

Nia DaCos­ta re-exam­ines the white sav­iour and Black boogey­man tropes in her bold hor­ror reimagining.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman holding a mobile phone, with a colourful patterned background behind her.
Review

Souad

by Fatima Sheriff

Ayten Amin’s uncon­ven­tion­al com­ing-of-age dra­ma adopts a mat­ter-of-fact view of mod­ern Egypt­ian society.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Group of young people laughing and enjoying themselves on a bus journey.
Review

Our Ladies

by Josh Slater-Williams

Set in ​’90s Scot­land, Michael Caton-Jones’ win­ning com­e­dy-dra­ma sees a group of Catholic girls cut loose.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Animated man in brown robe with a stag; blue sky in background.
Review

The Deer King

by Katie Goh

Stu­dio Ghi­b­li alums Masashi Ando and Masayu­ki Miya­ji chan­nels Princess Mononoke in their visu­al­ly strik­ing ​“med­ical fantasy”.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Monstrous creature with sharp teeth and dark, distorted features in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Mad God

by Kambole Campbell

Phil Tippett’s long-ges­tat­ing stop-motion ani­ma­tion epic is a fren­zied and fre­quent­ly deranged Dan­tean odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect