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4/5
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Their Town
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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Astutely observed and sensitively performed.
Posted Mar 17, 2026
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3.5/5
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Pizza Movie
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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It’s an uneven film, emerging as a series of comedy skits before gradually melding them into a coherent story.
Posted Mar 17, 2026
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4.5/5
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Butcher's Stain
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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One of the most nuanced and heartfelt films in this year’s competition, this is, astoundingly, a début effort.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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4/5
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Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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The film is a little haphazard in structure, but is anything, this is an asset, reflecting he chaotic nature of Brent and Craig’s lives.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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2.5/5
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Forevergreen
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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The bear is cute and its antics can be endearing, but at 13 minutes, the film already feels too long.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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4/5
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All the Empty Rooms
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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For the most part...the rooms speak for themselves.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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3/5
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Jane Austen's Period Drama
(2024)
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Jennie Kermode
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The film is superbly crafted.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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4/5
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The Singers
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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Illuminating their faces, Davis intentionally brings out wrinkles and rough skin – the features that speak to who they are, to their unique life experiences.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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4.5/5
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Two People Exchanging Saliva
(2024)
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Jennie Kermode
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It's rare to see this level of world building in a short.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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4.5/5
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Perfectly a Strangeness
(2024)
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Jennie Kermode
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Perfectly A Strangeness is an experiment in the documentary form, its innovative storytelling inviting viewers to engage with the world from a fresh perspective.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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3.5/5
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A Friend of Dorothy
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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Nwachukwu...is a stand-out talent, and brings a real delicacy to this role.
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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4/5
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Never After Dark
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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With a cleverly signposted plot twist which ratchets up the tension towards the end, the film makes room for one or two j-horror tropes which should please the home audience, but doesn’t rely on them.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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3.5/5
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Edie Arnold Is a Loser
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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The plot here isn’t particularly sophisticated, but there are some great moments, and the filmmakers find clever ways to play with the form.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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3.5/5
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Kill Me
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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The story goes to some difficult places and is by no means all about laughs, but its comedic elements will likely appeal most strongly to those with lived experience.
Posted Mar 13, 2026
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3.5/5
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A Pale View of Hills
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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All of this fine work has potential, but too often the deeper ideas in the book are teased only to be abandoned."
Posted Mar 13, 2026
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4/5
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First Light
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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A thoughtful and lyrical film unafraid to do things differently.
Posted Mar 13, 2026
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4/5
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Psalms of the People
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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It’s in the moment, in the process, in the commingling of voices that something divine is found.
Posted Mar 12, 2026
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5/5
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Effi o Blaenau
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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Such is the force in Gwenllian’s performance that it would be almost impossible not to root for her.
Posted Mar 11, 2026
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4/5
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Turner & Constable
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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At one point there’s a a clever shot where the camera eases back and moves between rooms, bringing out the three-dimensionality of the paintings in the process.
Posted Mar 10, 2026
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4/5
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In the Land of Lost Angels
(2018)
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Jennie Kermode
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The story is simple. Mashbat’s approach to it is much more sophisticated.
Posted Mar 09, 2026
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3.5/5
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Red Riding
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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A first stab at directing for actor Craig Conway, Red Riding scores high on atmosphere and is grounded by a strong central performance.
Posted Mar 09, 2026
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2.5/5
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The Wizard of the Kremlin
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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Dano has chosen to use the same flat vocal expression throughout, a technique well suited to satire which might have worked if only the rest of the film had been a bit more lively.
Posted Mar 06, 2026
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4/5
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Unidentified
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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This is a film with a deep interest in women’s lives, in the effects of continued inequality, and in the various means that women use to exercise agency despite this.
Posted Mar 05, 2026
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3/5
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The Dutchman
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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There’s a lot of very good work in The Dutchman.
Posted Mar 05, 2026
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4/5
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OBEX
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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If you’re looking for a witty and heartfelt story with characters you can care about, you may find yourself falling head over heels.
Posted Mar 03, 2026
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4/5
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Filipiñana
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Sociopolitics spritzes delicately, like the water from the club's sprinklers, over the whole affair.
Posted Mar 03, 2026
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4/5
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Babystar
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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With a past working for a management company used by YouTube stars, Bongard knows his subject matter well.
Posted Mar 02, 2026
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5/5
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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The underlying formula is a simple one but the chaos around it is managed magnificently so that you can never be sure what will happen next.
Posted Mar 02, 2026
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4/5
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Wolfram
(2025)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Thornton demands a certain level of patience from the audience as the narratives mosey along, but his control of mood is a major asset.
Posted Feb 27, 2026
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3/5
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Hot Water
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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It’s not that the journey is unpleasant but the stakes are very low and the lack of tension leads it to feel overstretched as a result.
Posted Feb 27, 2026
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4/5
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Nuisance Bear
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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By viewing the situation, at least initially, mostly from the perspective of the bears, the directors ask us to consider who exactly is trespassing on whose turf.
Posted Feb 27, 2026
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4/5
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Trial of Hein
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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What gives Stänicke’s film the edge is the clever way he shifts the focus so that the narrative becomes less about the community than Hein himself.
Posted Feb 27, 2026
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3/5
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The Mortuary Assistant
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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Holland does an impressive job of keeping viewers on her side despite becoming an unreliable narrator.
Posted Feb 25, 2026
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4.5/5
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The Baltimorons
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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The connection that forms between them feels more real because it’s so unlikely. Duplass, co-writing with Strassner, has the skill to pull it off, and both lead actors are up to the task.
Posted Feb 25, 2026
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3.5/5
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Eli Roth Presents: Jimmy and Stiggs
(2024)
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Jennie Kermode
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The pace is so manic, the action so intense, that it’s easy to be fully immersed in Jimmy’s experience.
Posted Feb 23, 2026
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3.5/5
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The Dreadful
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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A character-focused drama in a setting usually reserved for adventure, The Dreadful finds elements of horror in the psychological landscape.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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2/5
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Splitsville
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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It’s hard to care about a film when those involved don’t appear to have done so themselves.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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3/5
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
(2024)
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Jennie Kermode
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The film feels obliged to explain itself, indulging the audience too much.
Posted Feb 19, 2026
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5/5
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Frank & Louis
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Prison dramas don’t come much more thoughtful, inquiring or humanistic
Posted Feb 10, 2026
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4.5/5
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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Despite the depressing nature of what’s happening at the school, Talankin’s affection for his students and his resilient sense of humour ensure that the film is always engaging.
Posted Feb 09, 2026
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2.5/5
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100 Nights of Hero
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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Where the film succeeds is in the visual design of its world.
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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3.5/5
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Bowels of Hell
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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The production values here are a cut above what one would normally expect for something with this theme and these characters.
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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4/5
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White Man Walking
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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Are there conversations that make a positive difference? Almost certainly – and the interesting thing is that some of them also prove challenging to Rob.
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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4.5/5
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Viva Verdi!
(2024)
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Jennie Kermode
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Faces lined with their own history give voice to tales and melodies that loop back through the ages.
Posted Feb 03, 2026
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4.5/5
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Josephine
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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De Araújo is particularly good at evoking the emotional turmoil Jo feels.
Posted Jan 31, 2026
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4/5
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Rabbit Trap
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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The film’s success hinges on its unwillingness to take sides.
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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3/5
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Noseeums
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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Some of this is a bit heavy-handed, as the film attempts to communicate to a mixed audience, but the capable Burt keeps it feeling real.
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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5/5
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Everybody To Kenmure Street
(2026)
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Jennie Kermode
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Even for those who were present on the day, there are likely to be revelations.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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3/5
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Under the Stars
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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Goes down easily, like a house red.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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4/5
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Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
(2025)
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Jennie Kermode
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The film doesn’t answer every common question that people have in this situation, but it does provide some context.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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