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Review

Sweat

by Emily Maskell

Mag­nus von Horn’s char­ac­ter study of a Pol­ish fit­ness influ­encer is an inci­sive com­ment on social media.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three people, two men and one woman, sitting in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

by David Jenkins

This dire action-com­e­dy feels like it was thrown togeth­er with a min­i­mum of care and attention.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man wearing a hat and glasses, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

It Must Be Heaven

by Charles Bramesco

Pales­tin­ian film­mak­er Elia Suleiman goes in search of par­al­lels to his home­land in this charm­ing road movie.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Young child in red jacket looking thoughtfully at camera, with cacti in background.
Review

The Reason I Jump

by Matthew Mulcahy

This doc­u­men­tary adap­ta­tion of Nao­ki Higashida’s mem­oir is an immer­sive sen­so­ry explo­ration of non-ver­bal autism.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two cartoon characters, a boy and a girl, holding ice cream cones and smiling on a beach with blue sky and ocean in the background.
Review

Luca

by Kambole Campbell

Pixar’s fish-out-of-water fable on the Ital­ian Riv­iera takes its cues from vivid imag­i­na­tion of Stu­dio Ghibli.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Intense green-yellow lighting on man with long beard and curly hair, brooding expression.
Review

In the Earth

by Hannah Strong

Ben Wheat­ley goes back to basics in this under­stat­ed yet supreme­ly effec­tive 21st cen­tu­ry folk horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Elderly man with grey hair and beard sitting in a chair, wearing a dark green jumper.
Review

The Father

by Hannah Strong

Antho­ny Hop­kins is at the peak of his act­ing pow­ers in this mov­ing dra­ma about the banal­i­ty of ageing.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Person with dark curly hair wearing a white shirt and dark jacket standing in an indoor setting.
Review

Shiva Baby

by Flora Spencer Grant

Rachel Sen­nott gives a stand­out per­for­mance in this anx­i­ety-induc­ing com­e­dy set at a Jew­ish wake.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A bloodied, bandaged older man with a grave expression on his face.
Review

The Amusement Park

by Anton Bitel

George A Romero’s long-lost pub­lic ser­vice announce­ment cap­tures the inher­ent hor­rors of old age.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in dark jacket holding a lit match in a dark interior setting.
Review

Nobody

by Lou Thomas

Bob Odenkirk turns action hero in this effec­tive beat ​’em up from John Wick writer Derek Kolstad.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect