Andy Howell

Ink is Danny Boyle at his best — it feels like early Danny Boyle, propulsive, captivating, brash, profound, and controversial. Ink certainly fits in the upper tier of his repertoire, meaning it is a truly all-time great film that some will love and others will hate. I love it.

The result feels like something entirely of the genre but also fresh. With the direction, writing, cast, and subject matter, A Talent for Murder is a splendid work of art.

Judged on its cinematic merits, Everest: The Other Side is easily a 10/10. It is incredible. It should not exist, but it does. It is something to see — something wondrous and unsettling. So see it in IMAX, and be prepared. Just know it will leave you shaken. There’s nothing like it.

This has cult classic written all over it, and I’m in the cult. If you’re on the fence, give it a chance. You will certainly find it to be unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and you just might find it to be a revelation.

A Life Illuminated is an incredible film. It takes us to one of the most extreme places on Earth, it reveals previously unseen phenomena, it takes us on the journey of scientific discovery, and it is an inspiration.

Steal This Story, Please! is not just an important film but a great one. It will entertain, inform, and might even change your views about the world and the kind of person you can become.

The strength of Out of Plain Sight is that it dramatically illustrates both the importance and process of science and journalism, at a time when both are under attack.

The Eyes of Ghana leans heavily into the inspirational part of the story, and that’s understandable. Hesse is an inspiring figure, still fighting to preserve his country’s culture, restore film, and teach the younger generation, even in his 90s. But the film goes a little too hard on this point by adding soaring music and minimizing some of the complexity.

What Daniel Roher has done with well-worn forms is to use them as setups, but put them together with a twist in a way that seems fresh and exciting.

Linklater was a visionary experimenter in his youth, but now he’s grown into a true master, one able to buck the orthodoxy, not just for its own sake, but to achieve something transcendent.