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★★★½☆
Import/Export is Ulrich Seidl's harsh, fascinating drama of two workers crossing Europe in opposite directions, compassionate and punishing in equal measure.
Mostly yes, for viewers who can take unflinching art cinema. It is a powerful study of work and dignity, but deliberately uncomfortable and often cruel.
★★★½☆
In the Heart of the Sea is Ron Howard's whaling epic about the Essex disaster that inspired Moby-Dick, thrilling at sea but shallow in its characters.
Mostly yes, for fans of sea adventures and true survival stories. The whale scenes are gripping, even if the drama around them is thinly drawn.
★★★½☆
In the Land of Brothers is a quiet, affecting drama about an Afghan refugee family trying to build a life in Iran over decades, restrained almost to a fault.
Mostly yes. It is a humane, carefully observed refugee drama with strong performances, best for patient viewers who value restraint over plot.
★★★★½
In the Mood for Love is Wong Kar-wai's exquisite 1960s Hong Kong romance of two neighbours drawn together by betrayal, and one of cinema's great love stories.
Yes. It is one of the most beautiful and emotionally precise romances ever filmed. Essential for lovers of world cinema, mood and unspoken feeling.
★★★½☆
In Time is Andrew Niccol's sci-fi thriller about a future where time is money, a terrific premise that settles for a slick, fairly ordinary chase movie.
Mostly yes. The premise is clever and the film looks sleek, but the script never fully explores its ideas. A fun pick for fans of high-concept sci-fi.
★★★½☆
Incantation is Kevin Ko's Taiwanese found-footage horror about a mother, her daughter and a broken religious taboo, rough in places but genuinely unnerving.
Mostly yes, for horror fans who enjoy found footage. It is creepy and cleverly interactive, though uneven pacing and genre clichés weaken the middle.
★★★★½
Inception is Christopher Nolan's dream-heist blockbuster, an ingenious, spectacular puzzle that still sets the standard for smart summer entertainment.
Yes. It is a thrilling, inventive blockbuster that rewards attention and rewatching. Ideal for fans of puzzle films, heists and big-screen spectacle.
★★★★☆
Industry is HBO's London banking drama that grew from a graduate-scheme pressure cooker into a sharp, abrasive study of money, power and ambition.
Yes. Push through a jargon-heavy start and Industry becomes one of TV's most gripping dramas about ambition, best for viewers who like their characters ruthless.
★★★½☆
Inside a Funeral Hall is Lee Ho-hyun's small Korean ensemble drama about a family gathered for a funeral, a contained, wry look at grief, money and pretence.
Mostly yes, for fans of intimate Korean indie drama. It is perceptive and often wryly funny, though its modest scale will not suit everyone.
★★★★½
Inside No. 9 is Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's darkly comic BBC anthology, a run of self-contained half-hours that almost never repeat themselves.
Yes. It is the most consistently inventive anthology series British TV has produced, perfect for anyone who likes dark comedy, twists and a touch of horror.
★★★★½
Instructions Not Included is Eugenio Derbez's warm Mexican comedy-drama about a playboy who becomes an accidental father, broad, big-hearted and moving.
Yes. It is a heartfelt, very funny crowd-pleaser with a powerful emotional pull. Perfect for families and anyone who likes comedy with real feeling.
★★★★½
Interstellar is Christopher Nolan's space epic about a father leaving a dying Earth to find a new home, a vast, sincere film where physics serves emotion.
Yes. It is an awe-inspiring, emotional science fiction epic best seen on a big screen. Ideal for fans of space adventure and big, earnest ideas.
★★★★☆
Ip Man 2 moves Donnie Yen's Wing Chun master to 1950s Hong Kong, where rival schools and a British boxer test him in a rousing, if familiar, martial arts sequel.
Yes. It is an exciting, crowd-pleasing kung fu sequel with superb fights, even if the story repeats the first film's formula. Ideal for martial arts fans.
★★★★☆
Ip Man is Wilson Yip's stirring Wing Chun biopic set in wartime Foshan, with Donnie Yen in his signature role and some of the finest kung fu of its decade.
Yes. It is a rousing, beautifully choreographed martial arts drama, even if it simplifies history. Essential for kung fu fans and Donnie Yen admirers.
★★★½☆
Ip Man 3 sets Donnie Yen's Wing Chun master against gangsters and a rival teacher in 1959 Hong Kong, a gentler, more domestic sequel with superb fights.
Mostly yes. The fights are terrific and Donnie Yen is as graceful as ever, but the story is scattered. Best for fans of the series and of kung fu action.
★★★½☆
Ip Man 4: The Finale sends Donnie Yen's wing chun master to San Francisco for a stirring farewell with superb fights, even if its villains are drawn in crayon.
Yes, with reservations. Series fans and kung fu devotees get a fitting send-off and strong action; viewers wanting subtle drama will find it heavy-handed.
★★★★☆
Iron Monkey is Yuen Woo-ping's nimble 1993 Hong Kong kung fu adventure, a Robin Hood tale whose inventive fights more than make up for its lurching tone.
Yes. It is one of the most purely enjoyable Hong Kong martial arts films of the 1990s, best for action fans who can roll with broad comedy and melodrama.
★★★★½
It's a Wonderful Life is Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas classic, and beneath the holiday glow it is a surprisingly raw drama about disappointment, duty and despair.
Yes. It remains one of the great American films, rewarding for first-timers and holiday rewatchers alike, provided you can accept open-hearted sentiment.
★★★★★
It Was Just an Accident is Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or-winning thriller about former prisoners who may have found their torturer: tense, funny and morally piercing.
Yes. It is essential viewing, a gripping political thriller that works as pure suspense and as a searching argument about justice, revenge and forgiveness.
★★★★☆
Itaewon Class is a K-drama about an ex-convict who opens a small Seoul pub to take down a food empire, a stirring underdog story that sags in its second half.
Yes. It is a rousing revenge drama with a hero worth rooting for, ideal for viewers who like underdog stories more than romance; expect a looser back half.
★★★½☆
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is Amy Berg's intimate documentary about the singer of Grace, built on private recordings and mourning without turning him into a saint.
Yes, with reservations. Fans of Buckley will treasure its intimacy, and newcomers get a moving introduction, though its structure is more conventional than its subject.
★★★★½
It's Okay to Not Be Okay is a gorgeous, emotionally serious K-drama romance between a psychiatric ward carer and a children's author who claims she cannot love.
Yes. It is one of the most distinctive K-drama romances of its era, ideal for viewers who want beauty, dark humour and real feeling in one package.
★★★½☆
Jaan Nisar reunites Danish Taimoor and Hiba Bukhari in a class-crossed Pakistani love story, a huge crowd-pleaser that tests patience over 65 episodes.
Mostly yes. Fans of the lead pair and of full-blooded Urdu melodrama will enjoy it; viewers who want tight storytelling may tire long before the end.
★★★½☆
Jailer is Nelson Dilipkumar's Tamil action comedy built around Rajinikanth as a retired jailer, a crowd-pleasing star vehicle with a sharp first half and a baggy second.
Yes, with reservations. Rajinikanth fans and lovers of mass Tamil cinema will have a blast; others should expect a long, uneven second half.