If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (15)

Mary Bronstein delivers a sharp, darkly comic psychological horror anchored by a remarkable performance from Rose Byrne.

Linda is a capable psychotherapist whose carefully balanced life begins to unravel after a flood forces her and her chronically ill daughter into temporary hotel living. With her husband frequently away and the demands of work refusing to ease, Linda finds herself stretched thinner by the day. Patients arrive with their own anxieties and obsessions, colleagues offer only partial comfort, and the routines that once kept everything stable begin to feel strangely unreal. As pressure mounts, an unexpected connection with a hotel employee offers a rare moment of support just as Linda begins to question how long she can keep everything together.

Bronstein keeps the camera close to Linda, capturing the small shifts in mood and exhaustion that build into something far more unsettling. Byrne is exceptional, giving the character intelligence, resilience and flashes of humour even as the strain becomes impossible to ignore. Around her, a strong supporting cast adds texture to the increasingly fragile world she’s trying to manage.

Unnerving, darkly funny and sharply observed, it’s an intense portrait of a woman pushed to her limits.