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Sentimental Value is an emotionally evocative exploration of inherited family struggles, rooted in the dynamic between ageing auteur, Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgard) and his two daughters, Nora Borg (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes Borg (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas).

The way that The Chronology of Water (2025) is billed from a quick Google search is misleading. Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut cannot be reduced to a story about a swimmer. Adapted from the 2011 memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, the film explores abuse and trauma, but ultimately results in healing through the power of writing.

Just a week after getting my driver’s license, I was in a car accident. What lodged itself most stubbornly in my mind wasn’t the impact – not the deployment of the airbags or the sound of breaking metal – but rather the clothes I was wearing.