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The Friend's House Is Here
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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Its rebellious spirit isn’t fiery but, rather, quiet and confident -- and all the more inspiring as a result.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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The Weight
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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Padraic McKinley’s feature directorial debut is a hugely confident survivalist tale that’s as bluntly effective as the primitive weapons employed in this bare-knuckle saga.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Throughout the film, three things stand out: the love between Rushdie and Griffiths; the resilience they had in the face of his catastrophic injuries; and the author’s humanistic attitude and sly sense of humour, which have categorically survived intact.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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Chasing Summer
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Chasing Summer is a smart, sexy crowdpleaser that should attract distributors who want to tap into female millennial audiences following its Sundance Premieres bow.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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Shame and Money
(2026)
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Allan Hunter
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Morina’s sombre tale retains a humanity that should help it resonate with audiences who have supported the films of Ken Loach and Stephane Brize.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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The Shitheads
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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The film refuses to go in predictable directions, unveiling bizarre side characters and travelling down odd narrative backroads. But that occasional bagginess also allows for a richly textured picture bursting with energy.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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One in a Million
(2026)
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Allan Hunter
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Azzam and Macinnes become deeply embedded with the family, but it is these quiet moments of reflection and introspection that give a deeper sense of what is going on in their lives.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Soul Patrol
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Although the Vietnam War and US civil rights history will hold more resonance for American audiences, the moving first-person testimony about the long shadow of conflict strikes a universal note that may interest specialist distributors elsewhere.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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All About the Money
(2026)
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Allan Hunter
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O’Shea’s quiet persistence captures a complex, contradictory picture of an individual whose story touches on bigger issues of extreme wealth, power and privilege in modern America.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Union County
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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This heartfelt picture can be overly familiar, but Poulter’s intensely interior performance lends the proceedings sufficient edge and fascination.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Once Upon a Time in Harlem
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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The conversations could not be more stimulating, offering a glimpse of Black America past and present that is joyous, defiant and sobering.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Wain and Marino have a tendency to milk a joke, which proves unfortunate when it was barely funny the first time. All of which is not helped by a baggy narrative that, despite its Wizard of Oz template, feels structurally weak.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Frank & Louis
(2026)
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Nikki Baughan
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Ben-[Adir] and Morgan give balanced, sympathetic performances as Frank and Louis, hinting at the hidden depths and fragile vulnerabilities that lurk below hard-bitten surfaces.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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The Invite
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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The film struggles to juggle its combination of rage and humour, satire and sadness, but the game performances mostly help gloss over the material’s familiarity.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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The Gallerist
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Throughout, Portman, Ortega and Zeta-Jones bounce the script around like a ping-pong ball, with all three displaying meticulous timing. Costume designer Bénédicte Mouret also deserves particular credit not just for the outfits of the central characters.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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undertone
(2025)
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Nikki Baughan
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Exceptional sound design and a superb central performance from... Nina Kiri, who is almost entirely alone on screen, mean the film casts a compelling spell, even when the narrative begins to succumb to genre cliché in its final reels.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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I Want Your Sex
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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Strap-ons and threesomes only take Sex so far as it eventually becomes a disappointingly underdeveloped and fairly conventional story about the perils of no-strings-attached sexual arrangements.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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The Moment
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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It’s not every successful artist that would be willing to show the vulnerable side of fame and, as Charli says goodbye to brat, she also lays claim to a potential new chapter on screen.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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Josephine
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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Josephine flirts with familiar horror tropes involving the possessed or evil child. But this is a far more humane and compassionate story, placing the terror in a painfully real-world situation.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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Hanging by a Wire
(2026)
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Allan Hunter
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Briskly edited by Will Grayburn, the film builds a sense of urgency as rescue efforts grow increasingly desperate. Sven Faulconer’s overly dramatic score slightly overeggs things, but Naqvi never loses sight of the boys and their ordeal.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
(2026)
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Wendy Ide
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Josef Kubota Wladyka’s third feature film is a playful and whimsical confection, a deft blend of escapist kitsch and the real emotional heft that Kikuchi brings to the role.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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Everybody To Kenmure Street
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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Whether audiences agree that it has ’changed the narrative’ or not, it is a powerful testimony to a community’s ability to take control of their part of the story and give it a happy ending.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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Lady
(2026)
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Wendy Ide
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A vivid, bracingly energetic examination of sisterhood and female bonds in an unequal society.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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Carousel
(2026)
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Amber Wilkinson
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With a measured pace and elliptical style, it occasionally loses momentum -- but Chris Pine and Jenny Slate are compelling as the will they/won’t they couple at its heart, thanks to careful scripting that gives them space to deliver between the lines.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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The History of Concrete
(2026)
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Tim Grierson
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Wilson sometimes struggles to make this feature-length documentary as consistently entertaining as his old series’ half-hour episodes. But he continues to mine surprisingly emotional moments from his wryly comic approach.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
(2026)
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Nikki Baughan
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Working from Alex Garland’s screenplay, DaCosta and team deliver a visceral horror that both works on its own terms and satisfyingly evolves the ideas of a franchise which began in 2002.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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Primate
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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If viewers don’t mind nondescript characters and questionable narrative logic, the film should prove to be a fun, utterly forgettable nerve-shredder.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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Becoming Victoria Wood
(2026)
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Nikki Baughan
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While it is clearly made by fans, for fans -- it proves a timely reminder of Wood’s phenomenal talent, and a tribute to the doors she opened and the influence she continues to have.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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Anaconda
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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Gormican fails to capitalise on the surprise, ultimately succumbing to the worst tendencies of reboots rather than viciously or lovingly sending them up.
Posted Dec 23, 2025
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A Sad and Beautiful World
(2025)
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Allan Hunter
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An appealing, soulful romance with a considerable emotional tug.
Posted Dec 23, 2025
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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If some of the jokes can get a bit tedious, the film’s adolescent tone is never cruel or obnoxious. Instead it radiates a sense of play as it chronicles SpongeBob’s enthusiastic desire to be viewed as a “big guy”.
Posted Dec 17, 2025
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The Housemaid
(2025)
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Nikki Baughan
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As was the case with the source material, however, glamorous visuals and a kitschy vibe aren’t enough to paper over a threadbare plot, thinly drawn characters, obvious dramatic beats and an ill-advised central conceit.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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It is as visually extraordinary as its predecessors and, while the film contains some of those earlier pictures’ weaknesses, the deficiencies are starting to feel like charming quirks in an otherwise transporting series.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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Goodbye June
(2025)
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Nikki Baughan
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Superb performances from a stellar, experienced cast -- confidently shepherded by debut director/star Kate Winslet -- hit authentic, relatable notes, and save the film from sinking entirely into melodrama.
Posted Dec 11, 2025
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Ella McCay
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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This comedy-drama contains some of the crackling dialogue and disarming candour of Brooks’ best work. Ultimately, however, this disjointed character study ultimately feels as messy as its heroine’s life.
Posted Dec 10, 2025
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Under Current
(2025)
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Elizabeth Kerr
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An entertaining but silly crime thriller that tries to tap some of the territory’s former genre glory days, and only occasionally succeeds.
Posted Dec 08, 2025
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Tere Ishk Mein
(2025)
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Elizabeth Kerr
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just a regular Bollywood love story, one that is buoyed by engaging performances and a glossy finish.
Posted Dec 06, 2025
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First Light
(2025)
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Allan Hunter
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The natural beauty of Luzon in the Philippines provides a striking backdrop to a precisely crafted, meditative exploration of ethics, morals and blind faith.
Posted Dec 06, 2025
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Black Rabbit, White Rabbit
(2025)
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Lee Marshall
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Mokri’s wildly ambitious, wryly comic puzzle film is ultimately more intriguing, original and clever than it is dramatically satisfying. But that’s more than enough to tempt cineastes in search of energising world cinema.
Posted Dec 06, 2025
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Sink
(2025)
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Wendy Ide
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What really impresses in Duraie’s directing choices is how much she manages to convey without dialogue. Repeated close-ups on the faces of both Khoury and Nizar express far more than the mother and son can bring themselves to say with words.
Posted Dec 06, 2025
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Scarlet
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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What makes this adult animation so affecting is the writer-director’s commitment to fortifying his spectacle with a deep emotional undercurrent.
Posted Dec 04, 2025
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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The killer mascots may spring the coop, but this sequel never breaks free of its own conventionality.
Posted Dec 04, 2025
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Marty Supreme
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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The finest supporting performance belongs to A’zion, whose Rachel proves to be as shrewd as her on-and-off lover. A’zion gives Marty Supreme some of its sharpest laughs as her character serves as the closest thing this film has to a moral compass.
Posted Dec 01, 2025
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Secret of a Mountain Serpent
(2025)
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Lee Marshall
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Saxena’s second feature will reward patient audiences who are not too bothered about explanations, or are happy to provide their own.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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Sangre Del Toro
(2025)
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Tim Grierson
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Del Toro speaks eloquently about the monsters who reside in our heads and hearts without ever connecting those insights back to himself. Sangre Del Toro’s subject is smart, jovial company, but he’s rarely introspective or vulnerable.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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Motor City
(2025)
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Wendy Ide
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The excessive use of music, and the highly choreographed shooting style, means that the film looks and feels like an extremely violent extended music video.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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Lost Land
(2025)
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Boyd van Hoeij
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Fujimoto, who also wrote the screenplay and edits, struggles to find a consistent tone that can accommodate both these harsh realities while ensuring his protagonists are not put directly in harm’s way.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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Human Resource
(2025)
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Jonathan Romney
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Insightful and intimate beneath its chilly, stylised surface, Thai drama Human Resource plays on the resonance of its English title: what becomes of individuals when people are treated as disposable material to fuel the machinery of the corporate world?
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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Hijra
(2025)
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Wendy Ide
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Some fairly blunt symbolism and an inconclusive ending notwithstanding, this is an accomplished and ambitious picture from Shahad Ameen that is distinctive for its predominantly female-led story.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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Strange River
(2025)
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Jonathan Romney
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Mixing sensuality and lyrical atmospherics with an unapologetically highbrow frame of reference (German Romantic drama, modernist architecture), this elegantly confident offering should attract strong art-house interest, not least among LGBTQ+ outlets.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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