The Smashing Machine is a star turn for Dwayne Johnson, and sadly, very little else.

If you’re absolutely craving a modern slasher, wait to stream it with friends, popcorn, and maybe a beer or two, but just don’t expect too much in the way of carnage or catharsis.

The joy of Splitsville is in watching its craziness unfold with no indication of where it’s going next, and I hope every person's first experience with it is as exciting as mine.

One Battle After Another is an instant classic: a restless, thrilling action flick that’s concerned not with some war in a fictional universe or far-off land, but an honest-to-god boots-on-the-ground war within modern America.

Even though Last Rites' final moments were somewhat heart-warming as a fan of the first two, its catharsis is wasted on something which could’ve been so much better.

If you’re into gorgeous Spanish cinema, understated dramas, the frustration of motherhood, and critiquing the inherent silent ableism of the hearing world, then Deaf is the film for you. 

Diamonds is about ambition, love and community. It celebrates the many hands that sew our lives together and work to create the art we pride ourselves on as a society. 

Sketch is a charming, chaotic blend of fantasy, gateway horror, and emotional earnestness - heartfelt and imaginative, leaving one with the sense that your own little creative scribbles might be worth keeping.

Pasa Faho, directed by Kalu Oji, is a much needed empathetic story of a father and son reconnecting across cultural divides. 

They say all is fair in love and war. But what happens when love is war? It’s Benedict Cumberbatch versus Olivia Colman in dark comedy The Roses.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the beautiful trans women on screen — and neither could the men depicted in this harrowing yet funny film.

Sorry, Baby is a story of someone trying to live their life as best they can.

Imagine (2025) is a collaborative animation project […] that explores layered ideologies and Indigenous wisdom through the surreal journey of a teenager.

Blue Moon is a masterclass in writing and acting, and makes for another wonderful team-up between Linklater and Hawke.

Pavements is perhaps as interesting as its subject, which is to say they’re both easy-listening encapsulations of a mentality to artistry that I hope never goes away. 

Awash with devastating candour, The Chronology of Water (2025) marks a bold and fully realised directorial debut from Kristine Stewart. 

Happyend is a visually and sonically rich experience that proves its place in the accomplished subtlety of Japanese cinema.  

Many films could be described as dream-like, but few embody the truly indecipherable logic of the subconscious like Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

Les Rendez-vous d'Anna follows the tranquil, lonely odyssey of Anna Silver, a filmmaker travelling across Western Europe to promote her new film.

it is a delight to see The Toxic Avenger uncut and in its full glory after two whole years sitting on the post-festival shelf, and if it also ends up getting more eyes on its ‘84 cousin, I'm all here for it.