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From riotous romcoms to skewering satires.
Asog
Set in the wake of a destructive typhoon, this witty combination of road movie and docu-drama is a marvel of trans cinema.
Bonus Track
In this charmingly awkward teen romcom, an aspiring musician teams up with the son of a rockstar to try and win the school talent show.
The Book of Solutions
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry’s first film in eight years is a riotous ode to procrastination and the pains of producing art.
Daaaaaali!
French specialist in conceptual comedy Quentin Dupieux salutes a Surrealist maestro in a delirious carnival of dream logic.
The Hypnosis
Modern preoccupations are served and thoroughly skewered in this mesmerising comical satire of very bad manners.
Molli and Max in the Future
After a half-fish-man collides with a crystal harvester’s spaceship, their on-off relationship spans multiple years, dimensions and planets, in this lo-fi, sci-fi romcom.
The Nature of Love
Can love resist social pressures and the rest of the world? This smart and jubilant comedy reveals all.
The Practice
The break-up between two yoga teachers in the Chilean capital prompts a droll series of encounters in the latest black comedy from Argentine filmmaker Martín Rejtman.
Poolman
Channelling the twin spirits of The Big Lebowski and Chinatown, Chris Pine’s directorial debut is a snappy, big-screen comedy that’s guaranteed to delight.
Shortcomings
A trio of young Asian-Americans try to figure out their (love) lives in this funny and touching adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel.
Terrestrial Verses
In this impressive debut, a series of vignettes capturing Iranians in daily life gradually builds into a compelling portrait of societal restrictions.
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