With Love to the Person Next to Me is not a perfect film, but it does have something that many films with larger budgets lack- a soul.

Alcarràs is a moving piece of cinema that will quietly consume you for its two-hour runtime with feelings of awe, anticipation, some chuckles, and empathy for the farmers that put fruit into our homes.

Oppenheimer is a freakishly good match for Christopher Nolan, and it may well be his best work.

Talk to Me is another solid addition in the outback horror canon - a beating heart, pumping with fresh blood.

It might appeal to die-hard fans who want to see how it all ends, but for casual viewers who are looking for a fresh and exciting horror experience, it winds up feeling more like this door could've stayed shut.

The sheer joy of that formula, of this character, with every possible disadvantage stacked against him, saving the entire world through a motorbike cliff jump – that’s the magic of these movies.

Two Many Chefs (2022) is Joaquín Mazón’s new comedy film that has heart but loses its edge with repetitive jokes and lazy storytelling.

Grab your popcorn folks, 'cos the Ezra express is about to hit the speed force.

Elemental shines is in its ability to gently guide you to realise the film’s crux yourself, and in the meantime, present you with vivid characters, fun antics and gorgeous animation along the way.

You Hurt My Feelings is all about the little lies we tell the people around us, not out of malicious intent, but in order to avoid a more destructive outcome.

The Boogeyman is a decent horror film that delivers on the prerequisite jumps and jolts, despite sometimes falling into the trappings that come with elaborating on succinct source material.

All-in-all, there have been ten stand-alone Spider-Man movies since 2002. They’ve all been pretty good, but Across the Spider-Verse is the most ambitious, most beautiful, and most satisfying one yet.

Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid truly feels like the culmination of Disney live-action remakes from the last few years. But this remake once again reminds us how unnecessary they are.

You’d be hard-pressed to say that its intended audience of older, weekday-matinee filmgoers won’t be satisfied by watching a canonised movie star like Neeson doing his thing as a 1930’s detective. Just don’t expect to be wowed by its stunning execution or originality.

This film, meditative and delicate in its portrayal of two queer men in a muslim country, is important for people being pushed to the margins by ideology that is outdated and homophobic and is therefore an important moment in African cinema, not to be missed.

With gut-wrenching violence and disruptive themes, and its critique of gender roles and cultural norms in Japan, cinephiles and fans of the more gruesome side of life ought to catch this slow-burning, thought-provoking thriller.

EO is a bold and bray-ve exploration of modern Europe through the eyes of a circus donkey who embarks on a long and lonely journey.

Beau Is Afraid is far from a perfect cinema-going experience, but it's nevertheless a fascinating and original one.

A Good Person is a soundly crafted story of grief, addiction, forgiveness and acceptance, helmed by Florence Pugh who gives (yet another) extremely focused and moving performance.

Where weirdness can often lose out in action films, the chaos, vibrancy, and fast-pace of Polite Society breathes new life into the genre, and serves as an excellent tone setter for what the rest of FFFA 2023 has to offer.