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How It Ends

Slight but charming lockdown comedy imagines a cheery Apocalypse

Purple Sea

Vital but visceral documentary on the desperation of asylum

Luzzu

Sensitive story of the plight of a struggling Maltese fisherman

The Pink Cloud

Intriguing thought experiment film bears uncanny resemblance to real-life events

Human Factors

Carefully crafted portrait of a disintegrating family

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Astonishing concert film hauls a black cultural touchstone from obscurity

Censor

’80s-set horror that fetishises the period as much as the films that inspired it

One for the Road

Thai buddy movie undone by inconsistent approach

In the Same Breath

Alarming documentary exposes the lethal consequences of state censorship during COVID-19

CODA

Tender, heartfelt drama moored by a compelling depiction of a deaf family

Steven Wilson The Future Bites

Steven Wilson
The Future Bites

Profound words on 21st century consumerism from respected multi-instrumentalist

Bicep Isles

Bicep
Isles

Perfection, with old-school rave and future facing beats from the Belfast kids

Rachel Clarke
Breathtaking

True life diary expertly details the horror and the kindness witnessed during a year we will never forget

Synchronic

Benson and Moorhead’s biggest project to date is an interesting, but overstuffed addition to their filmography

The Queen of Black Magic

Stylish gorefest employs practically every horror trope with precision and verve

Disco Zombies South London Stinks

Disco Zombies
South London Stinks

Classic punky scamps compilation still holds up

Jim Ghedi In The Furrows Of Commonplace

Jim Ghedi
In The Furrows Of Common Place

Sheffield’s most valuable export gets his folk on with breathtaking third album

REC

The claustrophobic Spanish horror that carved its name into found-footage legacy

Trouble

An intriguing but disorganised dive into a history that’s both familial and national

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Bard Overboard: A Global Pandemic Special [ONLINE]

An amusing examination of corporate entertainment in the age of Coronavirus