The crucial drawcard of director Steven Soderbergh’s cat-mouse corker is the full-steam rapport between Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel.

Sound of Falling (‘In die Sonne Schauen’)
In a century of blended summers, everything old is new, then old, then new all over again for the women of a German family.

The Richest Woman in the World (‘La Femme la Plus Riche du Monde’)
Delusion and greed implode with a rollout of bangs when hedonistic fun and games go south.

Mother Mary
A blitzkrieg of woo-woo is the ultimate acquired taste.

A Private Life (‘Vie Privée’)
It’s a major plus point that Jodie Foster is easily the coolest customer in every scene.

Wolfram
The searing grip of director Warwick Thornton’s slow burn isn’t inclined to a bright side.

Calle Málaga
The impossible is just a fork in the road in this subversive jewel.

The Stranger (‘L’Étranger’)
Writer-director François Ozon takes the classic Camus novel for a striking, disquieting spin.

The President’s Cake (‘Mamlaket al-Qasab’)
Every minute seems siphoned from life in an unhinged and obliterative world.

The Drama
The laugh-out-loud moments are deep-rooted in disturbing home truths.

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