The Last Rider review – fun cycling doc might have been better suited to a biopic ★★★☆☆ By Jack Blackwell
The Listener review – Tessa Thompson outperforms an otherwise unmemorable film ★★★☆☆ By Emily Maskell
Leonie, Actress and Spy review – frustratingly indirect doc wastes a fascinating life story ★★☆☆☆ By Jack Blackwell
Homecoming review – great young acting talent anchors an otherwise weightless plot ★★★☆☆ By Steph Green
Last Summer review – Catherine Breillat plays it safe with this illicit stepmother-stepson love affair ★★★☆☆ By Steph Green
The Little Mermaid review – watery remake is an artless deluge of corporate sludge ★☆☆☆☆ By Jack Blackwell
Little Richard: I Am Everything review – admirable reckoning with an immense musical legacy ★★★☆☆ By Jack Blackwell
Loving Highsmith review – mostly generic love letter to a more complicated subject ★★★☆☆ By Jasmine Valentine
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom review – gentle if obvious ode to the power of education ★★★☆☆ By Anna McKibbin
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues review – careful and comprehensive study of a great artist ★★★☆☆ By Jack Blackwell
Liquor Store Dreams review – inspiring generational tale could use more context ★★★☆☆ By Adam Solomons
The Lost King review – Philomena team reunion is a quaintly dull disappointment ★★☆☆☆ By Jack Blackwell
Licorice Pizza review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s flawless kaleidoscope of young love ★★★★★ By Jack Blackwell
Landscapes of Resistance review – honest attempt to grapple with Yugoslavian history ★★★☆☆ By Fedor Tot
The Lost Daughter review – Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ambitious debut is striking and sour ★★★☆☆ By Steph Green
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story review – a crash course that could have gone further ★★★☆☆ By Lilia Pavin-Franks
Long Day’s Journey Into Night review – hypnotic intersection of dreams and memories ★★★★☆ By Jack Blackwell
