The Brutalist (2024)

★★★★1/2 Adrien Brody delivers a soul-crushing performance as a struggling Hungarian immigrant in Brady Corbet's powerfully brutal dissection of the American Dream

Companion (2025)

★★★★1/2 This hilariously dark and unpredictable feminist thriller will keep you guessing 'til the very end despite revealing its biggest twist way too early

Flight Risk (2025)

★★ Despite a promising setup, not even a scene-chewing, villainous turn from Mark Wahlberg can help get Mel Gibson's tonally incoherent airborne thriller off the ground

A Complete Unknown (2024)

★★★★ James Mangold's unexpectedly enjoyable Bob Dylan biopic is brimming with captivating musical sequences, with a freewheelin' Timothee Chalamet inhabiting the legendary folk singer

A Real Pain (2024)

★★★★1/2 Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin are excellent as two emotionally conflicted cousins in this surprisingly powerful yet hilarious dramedy

Flow (2024)

★★★★1/2 This reflective journey of survival and friendship is beautifully realised thanks some innovative animation and truly astonishing visuals

Nosferatu (2024)

★★★★1/2 Robert Eggers' gothic fever dream marvellously revives the historic piece of German Expressionism by recapturing its unsettling atmosphere and constant sense of dread

Sing Sing (2024)

★★★★ It may not have had the emotional impact I was expecting but this heart-warming true story is an undeniably inspirational exploration of art and redemption

Conclave (2024)

★★★★1/2 Edward Berger's gripping Vatican-based thriller is both dramatically and philosophically satisfying in its depiction of the political inner workings of the Catholic church

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