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The great French helmer Claire Denis’s first foray into sci-fi territory (with a script by the great novelist Zadie Smith and her poet husband Nick Laird) first made our list two years ago when it seemed on the verge of shooting, but it didn’t happen for one reason or another, and when she

Variety polled its international team of critics, asking which films they were most looking forward to in the coming year. The results are diverse, ranging from likely blockbusters to potential Palme d’Or winners, although you won’t find a single comic-book movie on this list.

Of Claire Denis’ impressive English language debut High Life, perhaps a famous line from Alien (1979) uttered by Ian Holm best captures the essence – “Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.” And by hostility,