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Staggering performances and a thematically rich script blow up this densely-packed story about family history and an individual's place amongst a legacy. Compared to Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, it might be the most cinematic of the recent August Wilson adaptations.

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Concerned with shallowness and performance itself, Aaron Schimberg’s black comedy is rich with complicated characters, bold shifts in story that’ll keep viewers guessing, and above all a compelling challenge to the masks we all wear. Read full article

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Both an absorbing character piece and a breezy fly-through of a small Georgian village. Eka Chavleishvili can easily become your new favourite actor, so nimble is her ability to juggle her character’s stern sense of self-worth with tender uncertainty about what she wants from her life.

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Whether you’ve heard of Belfast hip hop group Kneecap or not, the charms of this biopic will remain undiminished. Somehow it all works, harnessing a punk, decolonising energy that speaks to the present and future as Kneecap challenge the past. Read full article

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A certified tear duct-wrecker. You’ll feel the pain of what Christopher Reeve lost, the love that got him through his darkest times, and an almost overwhelming sense of admiration for how he transferred his visibility as Superman to a community that really needed it.

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It may not be based on a true story, but there’s an historical honesty to director Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s confident and tremendously likeable feature debut that gives its story of teen rebellion a distinctive drive. Read full article

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