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Three persons in costumes standing outside a building, one person sitting on a barrel. Colourful clothing includes green jacket, striped tops, and clown outfits.
Review

Jackass Forever

by Hannah Strong

Johnny Knoxville, Steve‑O and the gang return to the big screen for lewd, crude antics with a surprisingly sweet centre.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Headshot of a man wearing a dark jacket, looking down at something in his hands.
Review

Jockey

by Emily Maskell

Clint Bentley’s debut feature is an authentic character study profiling the realm of professional horse racing.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Illustration of a young woman with pink hair against a surreal, psychedelic background with floating shapes and lights.
Review

Belle

by Hannah Strong

A tale as old as time gets a cyberspace makeover in Mamoru Hosoda’s reimagining of Beauty and the Beast.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in white top and orange headscarf, young boy in colourful blanket, looking out of window frame
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Lingui, the Sacred Bonds

by Rógan Graham

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s powerful drama is a poignant ode to a subtly complex vision of feminine solidarity.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people embracing in a kitchen, a man and a woman with distinctive hairstyles.
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Parallel Mothers

by David Jenkins

Femininity, pathos, generational trauma and collective memory converge in Pedro Almodóvar’s latest masterpiece.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Person in a white dress standing in a wheat field, with a clear sky in the background.
Review

Flag Day

by Mark Asch

Sean Penn’s directorial follow-up to The Last Face is a blatantly self-indulgent vanity project full of tiring clichés.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Lush overgrown garden with person tending to the plants, surrounded by trees and vegetation.
Review

Taming the Garden

by Emily Maskell

This observational documentary is an ethereal ode to nature and its fight to survive in the hands of human greed.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women, one wearing a nun's habit, the other in a brown coat, facing each other in a room with stained glass windows.
Review

Amulet

by David Jenkins

Romola Garai’s feature directorial debut is a haunting feminist revenge horror that upturns genre tropes and flouts convention.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with curly dark hair looking concerned, sitting at a desk with books and stationery in a colourful, cosy room.
Review

Memory Box

by Steph Green

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige craft a thoughtful collage that blends personal archives with intergenerational traumas.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three young people, two girls and a boy, posing for a photograph outdoors. The boy holds a sword and a large circular object, while the girls hold smaller, decorated umbrellas.
Review

Belfast

by Hannah Strong

Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical drama about The Troubles is undermined by its depthless and apolitical tone.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect