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By Design (2025)

Review preview for By Design

Nobody seems to notice that this unresponsive woman is not in fact paying attention to them, and Kramer spins this out impressively, building drama from a mixture of monologuing and imagination.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5

A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
Elemental (2023)

Review preview for Elemental

It's got too many things going on and in the process it goes wrong.

Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5

Elemental creatures made of fire, water, earth or air share a city.
Kinds Of Kindness (2024)

Review preview for Kinds Of Kindness

The entire cast, especially Stone, who has admitted that Lanthimos is a muse, enter into the grand guignol spirit of the proceedings with gusto.

Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5

A triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Patti Cake$ (2017)

Review preview for Patti Cake$

This film has plenty of hustle even though it sometimes lacks flow.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5

A New Jersey kid dreams of making it as a rapper.
Puddysticks (2024)

Review preview for Puddysticks

An unashamedly odd little film which carves out a space of its own, Puddysticks has both intelligence and heart.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5

A burned out young woman joins a secret society of traumatised adults who heal through childlike play.
Wardriver (2026)

Review preview for Wardriver

While this film has the undeniable oldschool sensibility, it never feels archaic or out of joint with its time.

Nikola Jovic · 4 out of 5

A young vigilante hacker gets pulled into a series of robberies that clash with his morals.