Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn is a frighteningly delicious and decadent dessert, one that you immediately regret eating, but cannot get off your mind no matter how hard you try.

Elemental shines is in its ability to gently guide you to realise the film’s crux yourself, and in the meantime, present you with vivid characters, fun antics and gorgeous animation along the way.

A Good Person is a soundly crafted story of grief, addiction, forgiveness and acceptance, helmed by Florence Pugh who gives (yet another) extremely focused and moving performance.

Zillion tells the story of the exhilarating rise and fall of visionary entrepreneur Frank Verstraeten, the man responsible for creating and owning – for a time – Belgium’s most chaotically electric nightclub.

Quantum Cowboys is a bold expedition into the Wild West, the mind-boggling multiverse, and the very capacity and parameters of the cinematic form itself.

Vicky Krieps delivers her most achingly beautiful performance yet, as Empress Elizabeth of Austria, a figure endowed with all the spirit and boundless curiosity of woman, yet forced to undermine and erase herself amongst a culture, time and country that has little use for such traits in women. 

Summer of Soul is undoubtedly a stunning blend of art and rebellion not likely to ever be seen again on our screens.

A film whose subject matter should have been treated with the utmost care, She Said can only be described as an overall meagre, flat attempt at capturing a moment in time that will be remembered for its fervent rage and violent passion.

It is practically impossible to disentangle Olivia Wilde’s mystery thriller Don’t Worry Darling from its accompanying, and rather shocking tidal wave of controversy and exposures.

What I was expecting from this night out at the theatre, was high energy, excitement, tenderness and maybe a few good one-liners. I can happily say, that’s exactly what I got. 

Bodies Bodies Bodies should be referred to as the golden standard for films in the future wanting to strike the perfect balance of social commentary and top tier comedy.

Above all else, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a film with lots of heart, which can be quite refreshing amidst a sea of blockbusters, CGI and big sound design.

The engine that is entirely driving this show is simply the desire to show off one’s most true self. It just so happens that this radical act of vulnerability is also set against an iconic Britney mega-mix. Run, don’t walk.

The highly anticipated third film of visionary Ex Machina and Annihilation director Alex Garland seemed primed and posed to be one of the most insightful, and timely, films of the year. An alluring blend of “woke” horror and psychological disturbia ready to spark riveting conversation and horrify us with the realities women must face on a day to day basis. 

Happening is one of those rare films that makes you think just as much as it makes you feel. Its subject matter is intense; a young girl Anne Duchesne becomes pregnant from a one-night stand and is suddenly caught between a painful crossroad wherein one path resigns her to a life of wasted potential and shame, while the other sets her free, only this path appears seemingly impossible to gain access to.

As I was watching this film I couldn’t help but remember a certain A-list celebrity who recently told people to get off their asses and work. Gavel’s film is the perfect response to comments like this; it is just an added bonus that it happens to be an enthrallingly thrilling film too.

Phantasmagoria is a story of untreated grief and trauma, and the attempts we continually make to ‘place’ these feelings within ourselves. 

Romeo and Juliet is above all a dramatic tragedy. The characters are dramatic, the plot is dramatic, the ending is perhaps the most dramatic ending to any story ever told. Drama is seeped into every moment of this story, and if this is to be accurately conveyed, ballet is the only appropriate vehicle. 

Love You Like That begins in the coastal town of Seafront Sands, the kind of small Australian town where everyone knows each other’s business, and any change in routine, such as the news of a mysterious woman washing up on Mim Beach naked, can send the entire town into a whirlwind.

Bebe. Zahara. Benet. An iconic name that inspires love, reverence, and tonnes of applause, but underneath the teased wigs and sequined dresses, who is the person behind the name?