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Film round-up: October 31, 2024
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Anora, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Blitz, and Heretic
LAS VEGAS HERE WE COME: Mark Eidelshtein and Mikey Madison, centre, in Anora (2024) [IMDb]

Anora (18)
Directed by Sean Baker
★★★★

 


 
A WORTHY winner of this year’s Palme d’Or prize at Cannes, Sean Baker’s enthralling drama is a grittier take on Pretty Woman with a Russian twist.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (12A)
Directed by Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui
★★★★★

 

Blitz (12A)
Directed by Steve McQueen
★★★

Heretic (15)
Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
★★★

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