Hamnet

• The medieval countryside is beautiful and I adore the atmosphere. The scene where she gives birth alone under the great tree in the forest wearing a red dress is mystical and unforgettable. Jessie Buckley is simply wonderful, and thanks to her, all the joys and sorrows of the story go straight to the heart.

• In the end, Hamnet stands as one of the most emotional and accomplished works of the season. Chloé Zhao returns to the spotlight with a film that reaffirms her sensitivity as a director. Jessie Buckley cements her place as one of the great actresses of her generation, Paul Mescal confirms his consistency, and Jacobi Jupe emerges as a true revelation. Hamnet doesn't shout or chase easy tears, but strikes deeply for anyone willing to enter its world.

• A Shakespearean masterpiece, moving from start to finish, so profound that it touches your entire soul. An exceptional, brilliant, captivating cast—Paul, Jessie, and Joe Alwyn were phenomenal.

• Powerful, painful, sacred. A raw tour de force by director Chloé Zhao, distilling love, life, and atonement with utmost purity. A family story intertwined with the birth of Hamlet. I was devastated by the roar of love and life. When you witness something truly monumental, words lose all form. It's been a long time since I encountered such a work. Tears simply wouldn't stop. It requires emotional courage, but it is a masterpiece etched deep into the human heart.

• On a strong foundation of acting, the moving and intense face of co-lead Will stands out, but it is Agnes who enchants us: falconer, druid, lover, wife, mother, a free woman who can read the signs and forge her family guided by dreams, protecting them at all costs—a proud, embodied femininity made flesh and elemental power.

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