‘The Ugly Stepsister’ is a bold social commentary on how women are not born with a criterion for perfection in mind, but instead are deliberately instilled for ages.

Even the endearing performances of Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, along with their undeniable chemistry, are not enough to rescue ‘The History of Sound’ from being a dull period drama. It is such a pity that it was wasted by a very boring execution.

Overall, the story of Leon Le’s ‘Ky Nam Inn’ is beautifully executed with such care for Vietnam's culture and history.

Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’ is a quiet, subversive take on an art heist film that never feels tensionless, anchored by a stellar performance from Josh O’Connor.

‘The Treasure Hunter’ is an out of touch documentary about a British man trying to live out his imperial fantasies in the Philippines. He wants to find Yamashita’s gold so he can ‘live the high life,’ suspiciously sounding like a 16th century conquistador.

‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ may not be a home run for Jarmusch’s return to feature films, but it still offers his own thoughtful take on estranged families from different parts of the world, even if it could have achieved more.

A surrealistic, twisty and humorous look on Thailand’s memory as a nation. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's ‘A Useful Ghost’ is a household task in introspect through the society’s past memories, the present society and the looming dystopian future.

‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ may very well be made out of solidarity; its respectable effort to tackle humanity at the core of its subjects is even noteworthy. But solidarity does not erase power. And we cannot ignore the elephant in the room simply because the filmmaker’s intentions are noble.