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A young blonde woman standing in dark water, holding a wooden pole as a weapon.
Review

Dangerous Animals review – why sharks? They’re cinematic!

by Anton Bitel

Preda­tors and prey share the same ter­rain in this psy­cho­log­i­cal­ly twist­ed shark thriller from genre film­mak­er Sean Byrne.

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4
In Retrospect
Two individuals, possibly actors, seated in a red convertible car against a rural backdrop.
Festivals

Miroirs No. 3 – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Ger­man direc­tor Chris­t­ian Pet­zold deliv­ers once again with this devi­ous­ly-struc­tured psy­chodra­ma star­ring his cur­rent muse, Paula Beer.
A person, presumably a woman, sitting in a dark car, with an intense, worried expression on their face.
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Hallow Road review – heavily signposted horror

by Katherine McLaughlin

Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys nav­i­gate parental fears in Babak Anvari’s grip­ping yet shaky psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller.

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In Retrospect
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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In Retrospect
Grid of 20 black and white artistic illustrations featuring abstract shapes, patterns, and lines.

Show and Tell: Inside The Exhibition Highlighting The Art of Storyboarding

by Vincent Leung

A new exhi­bi­tion in Milan sheds light on the mul­ti­plic­i­ty of col­lab­o­ra­tive process­es in the film­mak­ing world through the pre­lim­i­nary draw­ings devel­oped for Psy­cho, Train to Busan, Wings of Desire and beyond.
Two people in intimate embrace, with a man caressing a woman's face.
Review

Babygirl review – intelligent, elegant adult filmmaking

by Hannah Strong

Hali­na Rei­jn’s psy­chodra­ma sees Nicole Kid­man and Har­ris Dick­in­son go toe-to-toe as a CEO and an intern who become embroiled in a com­plex illic­it affair.

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4
In Retrospect
A man in glasses and a collared shirt sits at a desk in a cluttered room, staring intently at an object in his hands.
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Heretic review – Hugh Grant is a horror natural

by Leila Latif

Two Mor­mon mis­sion­ar­ies get more than they bar­gained for when they drop in on Hugh Grant in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ effec­tive psy­cho­log­i­cal horror.

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In Retrospect
A middle-aged man with short dark hair and a broad, cheerful smile.
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Trap review – classic Shyamalan, hold the twist

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shya­malan sets the stage for a killer game of cat and mouse as a psy­chopath attempts to out­smart the FBI while tak­ing his daugh­ter to see her favourite pop star.

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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three adults, two men and a woman, embracing intimately in a dimly lit room, with warm orange tones casting a soft glow.
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Kinds of Kindness review – a salacious, sun-bleached fable

by David Jenkins

Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos returns with his mer­ry band to explore – in trip­tych form – all the fun­ny and sick ways in which we entrap our­selves inside psy­cho­log­i­cal pris­ons of our own making.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A middle-aged man with an angry expression, gesticulating while driving a car.
Festivals

The Surfer – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Nico­las Cage stars as a man who comes a crop­per of a local surfer gang in Lor­can Finni­gan’s unsuc­cess­ful psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller.