Michael Pearce’s “Beast”
Jessie Buckley’s feature film debut is potent in this beautifully shot, challenging and twisting psychological thriller
Eskil Vogt’s “The Innocents”
A tense horror on the dark side of childhood which plays like “Lord of the Flies”, Anton Leader’s “Children of the Damned” and Josh Trank’s “Chronicle” with a down-to-earth Swedish sensibility that heightens the stakes
Janus Metz Pedersen’s “All The Old Knives”
Surprisingly effective, twisting spy yarn that plays out like a murder mystery and offers plenty of twists
Todd Field’s “Tár”
A powerful character study that is more than an investigation into cancel culture led by a potent and convincing performance from Cate Blanchett
Pål Sletaune’s “Next Door (Naboer)”
Kafka meet’s Repulsion in this efficient meditation on misogny