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A young girl with blonde plaits wearing a yellow jacket holds a blue-eyed furry creature against a rocky backdrop.
Review

The Legend of Ochi review – well-crafted but tame family adventure

by Isaac Feldberg

A shy young girl embarks on a mis­sion to save a mys­ti­cal crea­ture in Isa­iah Sax­on’s throw­back to the days of Amblin greatness.

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Cluttered interior of a van, with a woman sitting on a couch and a man standing. Varied colours and shapes, with items scattered throughout the space.
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Caught by the Tides review – moving, stirring, brilliant

by Esther Rosenfield

Jia Zhangke’s first fea­ture in six years is a sweep­ing epic anchored by the cap­ti­vat­ing Zhao Tao, his muse and most fre­quent collaborator.

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A close-up portrait of a young man with short brown hair, a thoughtful expression, and piercing blue eyes.
Review

Sebastian review – bland character study

by Marina Ashioti

A young, Lon­don-based writer begins a dou­ble life as a sex work­er in Mikko Mäkelä’s queer psy­cho­log­i­cal drama.

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Two female faces, one with pink and black clothing and the other with black clothing, both with serious expressions.

The painful truths of Girl, Interrupted

by Billie Walker

Cel­e­brat­ing its 25th anniver­sary, James Man­gold’s adap­ta­tion of Susan­na Kay­sen’s mem­oir about her men­tal ill­ness isn’t per­fect – but there’s a rea­son it still res­onates with young women.
A group of police officers in beige uniforms talking to each other on a street with trees and people in the background.
Review

Santosh review – carefully draws you into its dismal intrigue

by David Jenkins

Sha­hana Goswa­mi stars as a wid­ow who inher­its her late husband’s police offi­cer posi­tion in Sand­hya Suri’s sharp fic­tion debut.

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Collage featuring people engaged in creative activities, including a woman raising her arms, a person using a camera, and a woman making an expressive face.
Not Movies

What on Earth is The Show About the Show?

by Daniel Glassman

Caveh Zahe­di counts Gre­ta Ger­wig and the Safdie Broth­ers among his admir­ers – but where do you begin with a beast as strange and sprawl­ing as his all-con­sum­ing mag­num opus?
Interior scene of a large, formal dining hall with wooden panelling, ornate chandeliers, and a large crowd of people seated at tables.
Not Movies

Heightened Drama: Inside the operatic adaptation of Festen

by Blake Simons

Thomas Vin­ter­berg’s 1998 dra­ma finds its way to the Roy­al Opera House cour­tesy of an elab­o­rate new reimag­in­ing – but how on earth do you adapt a Dogme 95 film into an opera?
Colourful stage lights and glittering sequinned costume of a female performer on a gold and red stage.
Review

The People’s Joker – you have to see it to believe it

by Violet Lucca

A glo­ri­ous, mul­ti­far­i­ous and mod­ern rethink of the com­ing of age sto­ry as fil­tered through super­hero movies, stand-up and the trans experience.

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A woman in a beige coat and a man in a dark suit stand in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Heart Eyes review – a gimmicky horror fauxmance

by Billie Walker

Two young­sters come a crop­per of a very par­tic­u­lar masked mani­ac in Josh Ruben’s dis­mal hor­ror-romance mash-up.

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Close-up of a woman with dark hair and pensive expression, set against a dark background.
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Companion review – no thrills, only spills in this AI apologia

by Hannah Strong

Sophie Thatch­er and Jack Quaid star as a young cou­ple whose week­end away uncov­ers dif­fi­cult truths about their rela­tion­ship in Drew Han­cock­’s sci-fi thriller.

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