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  • 1985 (2018)
    Review preview for 1985

    What is not said is every bit as important as what is, and we are invited to observe the numerous ways in which the characters communicate without words.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A closeted gay man spends Christmas with his strict Christian family.
  • Call Jane (2022)
    Review preview for Call Jane

    Nagy and her screenwriters’ disciplined refusal to pursue grandiose storylines results in a well-earned sense of community.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4 out of 5
    Chicago, 1968: after having a life-saving secret abortion, a suburban housewife seeks to give women access to healthy and safe abortions through an underground collective of women known as "Jane".
  • Carol (2015)
    Review preview for Carol

    A beautifully crafted piece.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
  • First Man (2018)
    Review preview for First Man

    This is a story about grief and loneliness here masquerading as one about rockets.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Biopic of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon.
  • May December (2023)
    Review preview for May December

    The balance held between creepiness and fascination, sheer fun and lingering disturbance is held throughout.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    20 years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
  • Saturday Night (2024)
    Review preview for Saturday Night

    If you're not already invested it's unlikely you'll care.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of the 90 minutes leading up to the first ever broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
  • Sentimental Value (2025)
    Review preview for Sentimental Value

    What marks Trier out is his ability to take on intellectual ideas like this but make them play out in ways that don’t feel forced or overly constructed.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    In the wake of their mother's death, two sisters grapple with their relationship with their filmmaker father as he tries to involve one of them in his latest project.
  • Wonderstruck (2017)
    Review preview for Wonderstruck

    This creative and visually arresting adaptation of Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel marks a filmmaker at the top of his game.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Both set out on quests.

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