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NewFest · 2025

NewFest 2025

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Blue Moon

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As Blue Moon progresses it becomes clear that the one thing Hart really wants is to be wanted.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his groundbreaking hit musical Oklahoma!.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Richard Linklater; Writer: Robert Kaplow; Stars: Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott, Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Patrick Kennedy, Simon Delaney, John Doran, Elaine O'Dwyer, Cillian Sullivan, Ian Dillon)

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Christy

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The performance [Sweeney] gives here, slipping easily into Christy’s skin, is going to knock some people for six.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
The story of Christy Martin, the most successful female boxer of the Nineties.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: David Michôd; Writer: Mirrah Foulkes, David Michôd; Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Merritt Wever, Ben Foster, Ethan Embry, Katy O'Brian, Tony Cavalero)

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Fucktoys

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Any number of films try to sell themselves on inviting us to ogle outsiders like these. The difference with Fucktoys is that it’s made by people who actually get it.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A bubblegum grindhouse adventure through sunny and romantic Trashtown, USA.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Annapurna Sriram; Writer: Annapurna Sriram; Stars: Annapurna Sriram, Sadie Scott, Francois Arnaud, Damian Young, Big Freedia, Brandon Flynn, Lorrie Odom, Jowin Batoon, Tamika Lawrence, Arianna Ortiz)

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Night Stage (Ato Noturno)

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The film is shot in gorgeous shades of noir by Luciana Baseggio, and has a deliciously dark, sultry score.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
An actor and a politician start an affair and discover a fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dreams, the more risk taking they become.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon; Writer: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon; Stars: Henrique Barreira, Gabriel Faryas, Cirillo Luna, Ivo Müller, Kaya Rodrigues, Larissa Sanguiné)

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