4 Point Review: The Drama
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4 Point Review: The Drama

The Drama is a film built around a couple dealing with a reveal about one of them a week before their wedding and how they deal with it. The reveal itself is the crux of how you will view the film, but the strong writing and bold choices make it a strong candidate for being one this year's hidden gems for me. I couldn't look away the whole time.
4 Point Review – Homebound
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4 Point Review – Homebound

Homebound is a 2025 Hindi film based on a 2020 New York Times article by Basharat Peer. It is fully deserving of being shortlisted for the Best International Film Oscar with its story of two marginalized best friends fighting for dignity in a society that won't give it to them.
4 Point Review – Jade City
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4 Point Review – Jade City

Jade City is a sprawling novel set in a medium fantasy world that mixes genres from supernatural action to geopolitical crime family thriller. It's does a great job of taking its inspirations and making something unique and new from them.
4 Point Review: Sirāt
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4 Point Review: Sirāt

Sirāt is a Franco-Spanish film set in the Moroccan desert that follows a father and his son trying to find his daughter who has gone missing. This is a must-watch film that you should seek out in theatres.
4 Point Review: Jay Kelly
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4 Point Review: Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly is a loveletter to cinema that explores the sacrifices that people make in the pursuit of their dreams. It's melancholy and light at the same time without forcing a point of view down your throat.