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Kneehigh [via YouTube]

The Neon Shadow [ONLINE]

A haunting, dystopian vision of isolation and the desperate need to feel close to others

The New Mutants

The sad death knell of a long-running franchise

Tenet

Proof that Christopher Nolan’s own strengths are sometimes his greatest weaknesses

Shadow Country

WWII and its aftermath take a seismic effect on one village in painfully nuanced drama

Topsy-Turvy

Musical drama about Gilbert and Sullivan is a love letter to the theatre

Pride and Protest

Documentary spotlights the experience of queer people of colour

Little Nothings

Witty and surprisingly nuanced pastiche of the world of commerce

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Saint Maud

A saviour of horror cinema, warping the intimacy of nursing and religion into a twisted classic

The Plan

A dialogue-heavy stage-to-screen adaptation that impresses through its performances and narrative twists

Love and Death

Sombre, sensitive portrayal of celebrated Catalan composer

Gunpowder Heart

An LGBTQ perspective provides a refreshingly unique take on the standard revenge narrative

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Pseudo-documentary finds in vino veritas

Shirley

Fact adulterated with dreamy, perverse fiction in unruly literary biopic

Kajillionaire

A darker edge tempers Miranda July’s customary whimsy in con-artist comedy

The Weasels’ Tale

Fanciful fable of the arrogance of youth versus the egoism of experience

Mangrove

Phenomenal, impassioned, polemical drama stuffed with great performances

Siberia

Maddening, self-indulgent trudge through a mundane dreamscape

Online

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story

Beautiful music documentary captures a surprising and optimistic story

Herself

Palatable but ultimately facile drama about domestic abuse and the housing crisis

Stray

Ambient doggy documentary with a political purpose