Girl (2018)
★★★★☆
Trans-themed Girl is an exceptional, moving debut by director Lukas Dhont
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Benjamin (2018)
★★★★☆
Benjamin, written and directed by Simon Amstell, is a self-revelatory comedy of embarrassment and satire on arty pretension.
The Fight (2018)
★★★☆☆
The Fight is actor Jessica Hynes’ down to earth but promising debut as director.
Everybody Knows (2018)
★★★★☆
Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) is Iranian Asgar Farhadi’s Spanish-language first, a family drama-cum-thriller with top stars Penélope Cruz, Javier Badem and Ricardo Darín.
Fisherman’s Friends (2019)
★★★☆☆
Based on a true story, Fisherman’s Friends, directed by Chris Foggin, is a feel-good, musical fairy tale set in beautiful Cornwall.
Amá (2018)
★★★☆☆
In Amá, Lorna Tucker has followed up her Vivienne Westwood film with a crucially important documentary on the subject of female sterilisation without consent among Native American women.
What They Had (2018)
★★★☆☆
Writer and director Elizabeth Chomko’s drama What They Had centres around that familiar concept of a crisis bringing a family together and drawing them closer to each other.
Foxtrot (2017)
★★★★☆
Foxtrot is director Samuel Moaz’s original, surreal black comedy of the paradoxes and contradictions of life in Israel and Palestine on the edge of war.
Old Boys (2018)
★★★☆☆
Old Boys by Toby MacDonald, starring Alex Lauther is a witty, quirky, coming-of-age story that’s a cross between Cyrano de Bergerac and The Go-Between, with maybe a hint of The History Boys.
We Are The Weirdos (2019)
We Are The Weirdos 2019, woman-directed shorts presented by The Final Girls feminist film collective, showcases the most exciting new female voices in genre cinema from around the world.
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A Private War (2018)
★★★☆☆
Rosamund Pike in Matthew Heineman’s A Private War is a perfect incarnation of the legendarily fearless war reporter Marie Colvin.
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Burning (2018)
★★★★☆
Burning is an elliptical, deceptive thriller directed by Lee Chang-dong that’s rooted in Korean class and income inequalities.
Vice (2018)
★★★★☆
The career of notorious US Vice-President Dick Cheney is given The Big Short treatment by Adam McKay in dark satire Vice.