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A young Asian person with short dark hair, wearing a blue backpack, standing in a train carriage and looking thoughtfully out of the window.
Review

Better Days

by Weiting Liu

Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung’s cause célèbre-turned-success story combines hard-hitting drama with woozy romance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair wearing a light-coloured coat stands in front of a green tiled wall.
Review

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

by Elena Lazic

With her second feature, Hungarian writer/​director Lili Horvát delivers a suspenseful elliptical thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men playing drums together in a studio or classroom setting.
Review

Sound of Metal

by Hannah Strong

Riz Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Darius Marder’s bold and brilliant debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A dark-haired person in a shadowy, mysterious setting.
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League

by Hannah Strong

This fan service-heavy redux of the 2017 superhero pile-up just about justifies its existence.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with bloodied face standing in front of crowd.
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The Columnist

by Anton Bitel

This blood-lashed black comedy takes aim at rightist trolls as it explores the limits of free speech.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Smiling man holding paper in red-walled room with masks on shelves behind him.
Review

The Inheritance

by Madeleine Seidel

This creative riff on Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise explores the power of Black activism and community.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in formal attire, one wearing a grey suit and the other in a purple embroidered jacket, standing in an ornate room.
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Coming 2 America

by Silva Chege

The sequel that nobody wanted even fails to deliver the one thing that could have been asked of it: humour.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Rugged landscape with military vehicle, concrete structure, and armed personnel on a remote desert scene.
Review

Notturno

by Trevor Johnston

This captivating docu-reverie from Gianfranco Rosi reveals the aftereffects of war on people in the Middle East.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Smiling students sitting at desks in a classroom, one wearing a striped sweatshirt.
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Moxie

by Emily Maskell

Amy Poehler’s second feature behind the camera misses the mark in its search for humour and solidarity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a red jacket with her hand on her ear, standing in front of red curtains.
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

by David Jenkins

A stirring and fraught mother-daughter relationship is at the centre of this lively punk rock doc.

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4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect