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Three young people embracing, with facial expressions suggesting sadness or distress. The image has a tense, moody atmosphere with a textured, dreamlike quality.
Review

Old

by Hannah Strong

A family’s dream vaca­tion turns into a night­mare when they start to age rapid­ly in M Night Shyamalan’s lat­est twisty thriller.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a hat and glasses, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

It Must Be Heaven

by Charles Bramesco

Pales­tin­ian film­mak­er Elia Suleiman goes in search of par­al­lels to his home­land in this charm­ing road movie.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Blonde woman in leopard print clothing dancing amongst a crowd.
Review

Ema

by Caitlin Quinlan

A dancer goes on the warpath in Pablo Larraín’s scorch­ing sur­vey of love and fam­i­ly in mod­ern-day Chile.

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4
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A woman in a classroom interacting with a young boy.
Review

The Kindergarten Teacher

by Lillian Crawford

Mag­gie Gyl­len­haal is com­pelling in this rich char­ac­ter study about a men­tor and her protégé.

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4
Enjoyment
4
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Colourful skeletal figures in traditional Mexican attire, including sombrero hats, posing with a young boy in a festive street scene.
Review

Coco

by David Jenkins

Pixar mine the theme of mor­tal­i­ty for light-heart­ed frol­ics in this Mex­i­can-set adventure.

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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man sits alone in a dimly lit room, a pensive expression on his face.
Review

Neruda

by Ben Nicholson

Pablo Larraín returns to his polit­i­cal roots with a fas­ci­nat­ing biopic of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

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4
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A man with a beard wearing a dark jacket, looking to the side against a colourful backdrop.
Review

No

by Ashley Clark

Gael Gar­cía Bernal takes down a dic­ta­tor with glossy TV adver­tis­ing in this bril­liant Chilean satire.

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