"50 Blue Moon Ethan Hawke plays with campy brilliance and criminal combover the lyricist Lorenz Hart as he spirals into vinegary jilted despair after his split from Richard Rodgers in this latest collaboration with Richard Linklater. Read the full review. 49 Happyend Dysfunctional Happyend Teen romance and paranoid surveillance collide to dysfunctional effect in Neo Sora's beguiling debut feature set in an oppressive near-future Japan. Read the full review."
"48 I Swear Kirk Jones's moving film of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette, offers compassion and catharsis. Read the full review. 47 Lurker A desperate wannabe attaches himself to a singer on the rise in a darkly compelling Hollywood melodrama. Read the full review. 46 Homebound Emotionally rich Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in Homebound. Photograph: courtesy Neeraj Ghaywan An emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic, Neeraj Ghaywan's film benefits from excellent lead performances and strong cinematography. Read the full review."
"45 The Librarians Kim A Snyder's documentary highlights the defenders of young readers' rights to see their lives in print facing rightwing attacks. Read the full review. 44 Motherboard A video love letter Victoria Mapplebeck with son Jim in Motherboard. Photograph: First Person Films Victoria Mapplebeck's documentary stitches 20 years' worth of footage into a home video love letter to her son, whose whole life so far is observed. Read the full review. 43 The Kingdom Corsica-set mafia tale boasts outstanding performances from first-time actors as it follows a teenage girl discovering and revelling in her status as the blueblood daughter of a crime boss. Read the full review. 42 Bugonia Possible alien Emma Stone stars in Yorgos Lanthimos's macabre conspiracy theory comedy co-starring a superb Jesse Plemons. Read the full review."
Ethan Hawke portrays Lorenz Hart with campy brilliance and a criminal combover as the lyricist spirals into vinegary jilted despair after splitting from Richard Rodgers in a Richard Linklater collaboration. Neo Sora's Happyend blends teen romance and paranoid surveillance in an oppressive near-future Japan. Kirk Jones's I Swear offers compassion and catharsis through the story of John Davidson and Tourette. Lurker follows a desperate wannabe who attaches himself to a rising singer in a dark Hollywood melodrama. Homebound studies friends in rural India attempting to return home during the pandemic, driven by strong performances and cinematography. Documentaries spotlight defenders of young readers and intimate family chronicles, while genre films range from mafia coming-of-age to conspiratorial comedy.
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