P Categories Criticism David G. Hughes Polished British gangster flick Villain hits with surprising emotional depth Villain (Philip Barantini, 2020, UK)
L Categories Criticism Patrick Preziosi Liberté pushes cinematic limits but the results fall short of intended subversion Liberté (Albert Serra, 2019, France)
E Categories Criticism MUBI Patrick Preziosi Ema couches conventionality in otherwise vibrant cinematic tricks Ema (Pablo Larraín, 2019, Chile)
R Categories Criticism Netflix Ruairí McCann Rote direction and extraneous world-building hampers dystopian heist movie Time to Hint Time to Hunt (Yoon Sung-hyun, 2020, South Korea)
H Categories Criticism Grayson Lazarus Ham-fisted messaging doesn’t take away the dark and playful subversion of We Summon the Darkness We Summon the Darkness (Marc Meyers, 2019, US)
C Categories Criticism Patrick Preziosi Camino Skies is a polite travelogue that fails both its setting and subjects Camino Skies (Fergus Grady & Noel Smyth, 2019, New Zealand)
K Categories Criticism Eureka Ruairí McCann Kwaidan is an uncanny anthology of Japanese ghost tales that mixes experimental with traditional forms Kwaidan (Masaki Kobayashi, Japan, 1964)
B Categories Criticism Netflix David G. Hughes Bombastic action thriller Extraction isn’t as slick as it thinks it is Extraction (Sam Hargrave, 2020, US)
P Categories Criticism David G. Hughes Planet of the Humans exposes the hypocrisy and fallacy of the green movement Planet of the Humans (Jeff Gibbs, 2020, US)
A Categories Criticism Grayson Lazarus All trick but no treat in slasher fare that misunderstands the joys of genre All trick but no treat in slasher fare that misunderstands the joys of genre
N Categories Criticism Patrick Preziosi Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a startling and empathetic feature that channels its importance within the smallest gestures Eliza Hittman’s startling empathetic feature is one of rigorous restraint, channeling its importance within the smallest gestures
I Categories Criticism Ruairí McCann INVENTING THE FUTURE Isiah Medina’s long-awaited second feature brings a new vision for the future, and for cinema
S Categories Criticism Patrick Preziosi SYSTEM CRASHER Combustible, if predictable, Nora Fingscheidt anchors her debut in one truly nerve-shredding child performance
T Categories Criticism Grayson Lazarus The Rest of Us is a propulsive but emotionally unconvincing Canadian drama A propulsive but emotionally unconvincing Canadian drama
B Categories Criticism MUBI Ruairí McCann BACURAU Colonial violence finds new form in this fresh Brazilian Western
