Hikari crafts a tender meditation on loneliness and human connection, elevated by Brendan Fraser’s soulful, understated performance in this years most crowd-pleasing efforts, Rental Family.

With Amanda Seyfried delivering a performance of divine possession, The Testament of Ann Lee is a bold, hypnotic descent into faith, fanaticism, and ecstasy.

Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine is an unusually conventional sports biopic that pulls some punches without much surprise. Johnson’s lead performance is safe and commendable but never a knockout.

A rom-com that prides itself in a high-concept execution of a fantastical world beyond our lives; Eternity is a surefire crowd-pleaser where love, life and loss all collide in a world in transit.

Thunderous in emotion yet ghostly in touch, Hamnet transforms the tragedy of loss into a haunting meditation on survival, life and love. Anchored by Jesse Buckley’s career defining performance; Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet is a gutting portrait of grief that will leave you breathless.

Train Dreams is a melancholy memory that is bound to devastate and encapsulate you. Joel Edgerton’s quiet silence echoes across generations; a story about the longing for a simple life at the turn of the century. Every frame will haunt you long after its final scene.

A fantastical sweat-soaked fantasy across the neon lights of Macau; Edward Berger’s newest feature is a foray into gambling hell - a misfire of epic proportions, an exponentially boring character study that wastes a great performance from Colin Farrell.

David Michod’s Christy is a sports biopic that straddles the safety of structure than reinvent the conventions. Christy Martin’s inspiring and tumultus story marks a bold new step in Sydney Sweeney’s career.

Joshua Oppenheimer's post apocalyptic musical, THE END is a dense emotional journey to the centre of the earth. A misfire of ambition and talent that feels more than a whisper than a showstopper.

Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is a generational towering Prometheus; a 215 minute journey across continents and decades of a man searching for a new beginning. Centered around an empathic and devastating performance by Adrien Brody; The Brutalist earns every second of its intimdating, visceral journey.

Edward Berger's Conclave is a kinetic political thriller where the Sistine Chapel turns into a taut courtroom procedural. A who-dun-it in the midst of the Holy See; cardinals twist and turn their way to the throne, all the in shadow of God.

Sean Baker's Anora is a Cinderella fairytale soaked in glitter, sex and rock n' roll. A volatile mad-cap caper that will leave you breathless. Centered around Mikey Madison's absolute star-turning performance, Baker has crafted his magnum opus; a star-crossed romance that turns into a hurricane of mania and chaos. Believe the Hype.

The Life of Chuck is Mike Flanagan at his most optimistic (and existential). No more ghosts or jump scares. Flanagan crafts a melancholic and touching re-affirmation of the many stages of life, death and everything in between.

Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs is a nightmarishly visceral exercise in unsettling malevolent horror. Meticulous in its haunting atmosphere though less concerned with cheap thrills and jump scares; Longlegs is a disturbingly encapsulating thriller whose power lies in its lingering dread long after its final frame.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ushers in a new era of the franchise while paying homage to Caesar’s legacy. While the visuals and set pieces elevate the film tremendously; the film overstays its new chapter by treading on familiar ground and a glacial pace.

Civil War is an excellent, violent exploration on how we choose to end the story, presciently arriving to theatres at a time when all the safeguards to the collapse seem to be tenuously holding together

Long gone are the days of the haunting ferocity of Godzilla and the humble heart of Kong. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is absolute chaotic bliss; an explosive kaiju-fest that strips away any of the mystery and darkness of its predecessors and instead runs fist-first into comically absurd cartoon mayhem.

A monumental achievement in technical prowess and grandiose scale; Denis Villeneuve returns to Arrakis to deliver a stunning spectacle of sight and sound. Dune: Part Two is a sprawling sci-fi epic that will leave you breathless.

Sometimes I Think About Dying quietly explores the familiar and safe danger of monotony with some of the most accurate scenes of office dynamics to hit the big screen. Daisy Ridley’s silent Fran is some of her most captivating work.

Argylle is a marketing magic trick: a bait and switch pseudo-action comedy that boasts a wondrous ensemble cast to mask a lifeless, unfunny slog of a film.