Jim Parson sheds his Sheldon Cooper schtick in this Joe Mantello’s joyous adaptation of the classic LGBT+ play.
Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson repeatedly offs her father in this darkly funny and profound meditation on life and loss.
Bad habits die hard in Aaron Sorkin’s high-wire legal drama about the Chicago Seven protestors.
A spiky, lovable tale about a confused playwright who finds a second creative wind in hip hop.
Malou Reymann’s feature debut presents a potentially dangerous perspective on the issue of gender identity.
Sally Hawkins excels as a woman searching for stability in Craig Roberts’ off-kilter second feature.
A couple in twilight years become acquainted over a series of dog walks in Paul Morrison’s cheery drama.
Sébastien Lifschitz’s sensitive portrait of eight-year-old Sasha will change attitudes towards gender dysphoria.
Channing Godfrey Peoples’ feature debut is a stunning love letter to Southern Black culture.
Rashida Jones and Bill Murray star in Sofia Coppola’s New York caper about a woman who suspects her husband is having an affair.
Henry Golding embarks on a personal journey to his ancestral homeland in Hong Khaou’s soothing drama.
By Anton Bitel
Bong Joon-ho’s wryly funny social commentary is released for the first time in the UK courtesy of Curzon.
By Rógan Graham
Sarah Gavron gives the coming-of-age drama a vital shot in the arm with a film of rare empathy and joy.
By Ryan Coleman
Merawi Gerima’s stunning debut feature sees a young filmmaker return home to a rapidly gentrified Washington DC.
The story of how Rock Against Racism combatted fascism in ’70s Britain has some disturbing contemporary parallels.
Antonio Campos’ star-jammed Southern potboiler fails to capture the poetic misery of Donald Ray Pollock’s source novel.
By Lou Thomas
This violent gangland drama from writer/director Sam Kelly exposes toxic masculinity in New Zealand.
Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning star in writer/director Sally Potter’s meandering, miserablist drama.
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