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Ne Zha 2 (2025)
More than simply rendering Chinese folklore as large-scale spectacle, Ne Zha 2 fully internalises the philosophical traditions underpinning that ancient, metaphysical mythology, observing transcendence emerge through self-realisation rather than moral division.
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The Best Films of the 2020s (so far)
The greatest films of the 2020s so far, from the growth of auteur television to boundary-pushing metamodernism.
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Mother Mary (2026)
As one burnt-out popstar and her former costume designer collide over old grievances in Mother Mary, David Lowery slowly unveils the ghost which has haunted both, refusing to release either from the possessive grip of shame, resentment, and regret.
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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025)
Childhood may seem like an endless kingdom of wonder in Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, fantastically shifting with the vivid imagination of its young protagonist, yet so too does the inevitable discovery of its own transience awaken a soft, bittersweet sorrow.
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2025 in Cinema
Josh Safdie propels a dubious table tennis champion toward compromised glory, Paul Thomas Anderson sends a washed-up revolutionary on a high-stakes mission, and Bi Gan dissolves the boundary between art and reality into a bittersweet exchange.
