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Life is a Long Quiet River

Beloved French child-swap comedy too scattershot for genuine insight

Mr Vampire

Decidedly daft Hong Kong classic that animated a wave of east Asian supernatural comedies

Beths Jump Rope Gazers

The Beths
Jump Rope Gazers

New Zealand band’s second album is rather lovely, if too polished

Female Trouble

Pre-punk art school shocker that still delivers electric jolts

Nobody Knows I’m Here

Interesting, if somewhat abbreviated, look at how one man’s past returns to haunt him

Perfumes

Gentle French comedy is heady blend of all the right notes

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Not quite Nul Points, Eurovision (sort of) lives on in this musical comedy

Laura Guthrie
Anna

Pollyanna adaptation pairs positivity with an interesting narrative voice

The Beach House

No safety in self-isolation in this indie gem of microbial menace

Lost Bullet

Effectively-staged thriller’s nail-biting action sequences make up for its shortcomings

Little Girl

A sentimental, observational documentary of a young girl finding her place

Young Ahmed

Skin-deep examination of one boy’s indoctrination into radical extremism

Desperados

Irrational, selfish, and irritating. White Privilege: The Movie

Bicycle Thieves

An unusually prescient depiction of poverty’s vicious circle

Clemency

Part legal thriller, part relationship drama never fully engages

Phoebe Bridgers Punisher

Phoebe Bridgers
Punisher

The young champion of melancholy returns with another quality album

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

A jaunt through the many faces of capitalism, and the tools it uses

La Casa: Tapas & Mezze

Boasting not only intense, magnificent flavours, but also portion sizes even the Social Bitches can’t quite finish.

Rebuilding Paradise

Powerful and unfiltered portrayal of a community rallying together in the wake of a devastating tragedy

Criss Cross

Compelling, densely-plotted thriller full of atmosphere