Ultimately, Sentimental Value tells a familiar story, but the humanity of its characters and use of form in telling its story means it transcends the tropes and cliches of both films about filmmaking and family melodramas.

The History of Sound ultimately succeeds as an elegy for bonds never granted room to flourish, and its quiet power lingers long after the frame cuts to black.

Don’t forget to do the #EllaMcCayChallenge if you see a poster or standee for this at whichever cinema you see it at!

Eternity is a must watch. It’s not just a great romantic comedy, but also one which has a perspective that almost none of its genre companions do.

If you love Shakira’s vocals, slow burn romances, justice, and films that encourage critical thinking, then Zootopia 2 is the film for you. 

A good historical film doesn’t need to be perfectly accurate, but it does need to portray its era with enough authenticity to spark fascination and encourage viewers to learn more.

It is clear that Cloud is a well-made film with effective cinematography and performances. It’s just a shame that the narrative isn’t stronger and more confident in what it is trying to do or say.

Serpent’s Path is filled to the brim with such evocative images of mundane criminality and the bleak and brooding horror of industrial spaces, seen so often in crime films but rarely shot as atmospherically as with Kurosawa’s hand.

Lurker is an impressive independent film that presents itself as a cautionary tale for the modern and inter-connected world we live in today. 

Christmas Karma certainly isn’t boring, but not in the way you would want it to be.

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is a magic act you’ve seen before.

A slow burn, but a gripping one, Two Prosecutors is among the most fascinating films you’ll see this year.

Wicked: For Good is good, not great. But that’s okay - it still manages to hold space for an extremely emotionally satisfying ending.

Oz Perkins’s Keeper is a film that wears its intentions on its sleeve: intimate horror wrapped in relationship anxiety, an exercise in dread that occasionally achieves something quietly memorable.

Ultimately, The Running Man (2025) is a curious beast: a film that wants to critique spectacle while indulging in it, that gestures toward emotional depth but never earns it.

If you’re here for scale, spectacle, and a smartly realised peek into the Predator society, Badlands is a satisfying hunt.

Melbourne loves cinema, and yet it struggles to make films of the high standard it adores. This film is an exemption; a total leap out of the water that shows filmmakers in this city that they, too, can make a movie of the same calibre.

If you’re into lighthearted WWI films, chorals, the beauty of Yorkshire, and Ralph Fiennes’s captivating performance then The Choral is the film for you. 

Die My Love excels as a showcase for Lawrence and Pattinson, two actors at the top of their A-game.

Happyend takes you through the lives of five teenagers who are navigating the turbulent waters of a near-future Japan.