The Night Doctor (2021), a Cannes Hidden Gem
The Night Doctor achieves telling an original story in which the pace accelerates progressively while supported by dark aesthetics.

Deaf people in Wroclaw (Poland) are unaware of the noises and melodies of the city they live in. However, the movement of their hands merges every day with urban sounds and rhythms. Trains, smoke, crevices, reflections and rain evoke passages from the most famous urban symphonies of the history of cinema in a city that could well be exchanged for another.
The Night Doctor achieves telling an original story in which the pace accelerates progressively while supported by dark aesthetics.
KIMI is the main character of this film and as much as I wish it was Angela Childs played by Zoe Kravitz, it isn't. KIMI is a smart device that works not unlike Amazon's Alexa and Google's Nest assisting in anything from home purchases to music playing all under the guise of only activating when in use.
Bollywood's new superhero universe is a romantic, fantasy, and action-packed journey of a young warrior who rises to save the world with superpowers.
The film is a powerful narrative encompassing a theme that many people can identify with.
Adam McKay might have been more concerned with cramming cameos than he was in this story which is a bloated criticism of the rich and famous… delivered unto us by the rich and famous.
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.