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Review

The Collini Case

by Marina Ashioti

Morality, justice and the limits of the law are explored in this clichéd adaptation of Ferdinand von Schirach’s bestselling novel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Ninjababy

by Ariel Klinghoffer

An amateur cartoonist meets her unborn child in Norwegian writer/​director Yngvild Sve Flikke’s irreverent comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in a dark grey top standing outdoors with eyes closed.
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Copilot

by Marina Ashioti

Anne Zohra Berrached’s ​’90s-set romance fictionalises the private life of United 93 hijacker Ziad Jarrah and his lover.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a sparkling gold dress and singing on stage, with a band playing behind her.
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Respect

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

This conventional Aretha Franklin biopic is elevated by Jennifer Hudson’s transportive central performance.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a red and black patterned costume standing in front of a colourful, ornate background.
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

by Weiting Liu

The MCU’s first Asian superhero movie combines thrilling spectacle with cultural specificity to correct the comics’ racist past.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men in close confrontation, one in police uniform with a beard, the other a young man with short dark hair.
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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
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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.
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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