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critic No Other Choice

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook's Unemployment Nightmare

Lee Byung-hun gleefully unravels as a laid-off company man in Park Chan-wook's pitch-black comedy — unemployment anxiety turned into a musical nightmare.

Dark, daring, and darkly funny.

critic Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special Review: James Norton's Quiet Devastation

Pasolini resists melodrama, trusting Norton's tender performance to carry a dying father's impossible search for his son's future family.

A weepie that earns every tear through restraint.

critic On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Review: Rungano Nyoni's Devastating Zambian Satire

Nyoni folds dark family secrets into wry, surreal Zambian funeral satire—confirming her gift for finding pointed comedy inside grief.

A bold, uncomfortable, and brilliantly controlled second feature.

critic Robot Dreams

Robot Dreams Review: A Wordless Friendship That Will Break Your Heart

Pablo Berger's silent animated gem about a dog and his robot companion says more about friendship and loss than most films manage with dialogue.

A modern animated classic — bring tissues.

critic Secret Mall Apartment

Secret Mall Apartment Review: The Ultimate Mall Rat Documentary

Jeremy Workman turns an absurd Rhode Island squat into a sharp, affectionate critique of consumerist sprawl and DIY ingenuity.

Funny, smart, and sneakily subversive.

critic Souleymane's Story

Souleymane's Story Review: A Desperate Race Through Paris

Lojkine follows a delivery cyclist's frantic asylum deadline with urgent handheld immediacy, turning bureaucratic dread into pure cinematic tension.

A thriller where the clock is immigration policy — and it never stops ticking.

critic The Crime Is Mine

The Crime Is Mine Review: Ozon's Parisian Farce Has Huppert and Style to Spare

François Ozon's 1930s murder farce pairs gorgeous production design with Isabelle Huppert in scene-stealing form — frothy, fun, and slightly slight.

Stylish entertainment that critics prefer to audiences.

critic The Plague

The Plague Review: A Boys' Camp Becomes a Pressure Cooker

Charlie Polinger transforms a 2003 swim camp into a nightmare of cruelty and shame — Joel Edgerton anchors a debut that critics call near-perfect.

Queasy, precise, and unforgettable.