Mickey 17 (2025)

★★★★ This zany sci-fi satire from Bon Joon-ho may prove to be too wacky for some, but the visionary Korean filmmaker's ability to seamlessly blend genres from scene-to-scene remains unrivalled.

The Monkey (2025)

★★★1/2 Osgood Perkins abandons the serious tone of the Stephen King short story in favour of a more comedic and off-kilter approach that boasts some unforgettably excessive deaths

Nickel Boys (2024)

★★★★ RaMell Ross' dauntless creative approach to adapting the Pulitzer Prize winning novel achieves a devastating level of immersion never before seen when exploring African-American trauma

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

The Piano Lesson (2024)

★★★1/2 Boasting a remarkably talented ensemble, "The Piano Lesson" is a largely impressive debut from Malcolm Washington, although I found the narrative to be less impactful than previous Wilson adaptations

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