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Rebecca Hall in Resurrection (2022)
3.0

Resurrection

One long pulling of a string until the tension snaps it in half, Resurrection wants to expel as much dread from its audience as possible before spilling the beans.
3.0

Paradise Highway

Paradise Highway tackles human trafficking with a thriller's edge, and the results are mixed.
Stiff from Hypochondriac (2022)
4.0

Hypochondriac

Depicts the downward spiral of a young potter battling childhood trauma.
Film still from Mad God (2021)
3.5

Mad God

Phil Tippett's Mad God is a testament to the power of effort.
Still from Lux Æterna
3.5

Lux Æterna

Every year that a Gaspar Noé project is released, you can almost guarantee that it will create a discussion about the masochistic pleasures of being disturbed through art. Lux Æterna is one such film.
Still from Lightyear
4.0

Lightyear

The origin story for the iconic character Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story franchise.
Still from See You Then (2021)
1.5

See You Then

See You Then is about two women, one trans and one cis, who reunite after a ten-year absence.
Karen Gillan in Dual (2022)
2.5

Dual

Scifi-thriller follows a woman who purchases a clone and has to prepare to engage in a government-sanctioned televised deathmatch against her clone.
Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram (2021)
3.5

Nitram

Explores the events leading up to the Port Arthur tragedy to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.
4.0

Turning Red

The latest film from Pixar Animation Studios is about a 13-year-old girl who transforms into a giant red panda when she gets too excited or anxious.
The Batman (2022)
5.0

The Batman

A new vision, a new story, and a new man under the mask, filmmaker Matt Reeves brings a dark and gritty take on Gotham City and the caped crusader.
2.5

Ghosts of the Ozarks

Set in the American Reconstruction era, James McCune, a black, veteran physician tries to assimilate into a utopian town of the remote Ozarks.
2.5

Ida Red

Ida Red follows a crime family and the aftermath of a job gone wrong.
Adrien Brody in Clean (2021)
3.0

Clean

Adrien Brody as Clean, a man who is attempting to live a quiet life after enduring a tormenting past.