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Review

Strange Way Of Life review – characteristically Almodóvarian queer western

by Hannah Strong

An age­ing gun­slinger and the sher­iff of a small town reunite after many years in Pedro Almod­ó­var’s sweet short film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Black Phone

by Anton Bitel

Scott Der­rick­son returns to his hor­ror roots with this sto­ry of a pre-teen who faces off against a sin­is­ter ser­i­al killer, with help from his pre­vi­ous victims.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals, one wrapped in a grey blanket, one in a black cloak, sitting on horses in a desolate landscape.
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The Northman

by Hannah Strong

Robert Eggers assem­bles an intre­pid team for the epic tale of a wronged Viking prince’s quest for vengeance.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A family sitting together by a window, with a woman in a black coat in the centre.
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The Truth

by Charles Bramesco

Hirokazu Koree­da fol­lows up Shoplifters with a typ­i­cal­ly dreamy, heart-pierc­ing fam­i­ly drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people wielding pistols in a room with dark furniture and decor.
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The Captor

by David Jenkins

Ethan Hawke gets his scream on as the bank rob­ber who coined the first record­ed exam­ple of Stock­holm Syndrome.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two adults, a woman and a man, standing close and smiling at each other. The woman wears a striped top and the man wears a floral-patterned shirt.
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Juliet, Naked

by Hannah Strong

A war­ring cou­ples’ inter­ac­tions with a mys­te­ri­ous aged indie musi­cian are the sub­ject of Jesse Peretz’ earnest Nick Horn­by adaptation.

3
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3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man wearing a black priest's robe, holding an open book, standing in front of a church altar with a cross and stained glass windows.
Review

First Reformed

by Hannah Strong

A preach­er strug­gles with a cri­sis of faith in Paul Schrader’s mind-bend­ing spir­i­tu­al drama.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person wearing a black coat and sitting on wooden steps in front of a blue building.
Review

Maudie

by David Jenkins

A fine per­for­mance from Sal­ly Hawkins shores up this por­trait of a trag­ic folk artist.

3
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men conversing, one sitting on a crate and the other standing, in a wooden cabin interior.
Review

Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny

by David Jenkins

There’s an inti­mate, insight­ful and orig­i­nal doc­u­men­tary about Richard Lin­klater out… And this isn’t it.

3
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2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of men dressed as cowpokes, sitting on a wagon in a rural setting with bushes and trees in the background.
Review

The Magnificent Seven

by David Jenkins

Antoine Fuqua drags the beloved 1960 all-star dad west­ern kick­ing and scream­ing into the 21st century.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in suit playing a trumpet in a room with brick walls and artwork on the walls.
Review

Born to Be Blue

by Trevor Johnston

This care­ful­ly con­sid­ered music biopic of nar­co­tised jazzman Chet Bak­er real­ly gets its man.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, walking together down a city street. The man wears a grey coat and the woman wears a checkered blue coat.
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Maggie’s Plan

by Katherine McLaughlin

Gre­ta Ger­wig has the time of her life in Rebec­ca Miller’s shal­low por­trait of mid­dle-class ennui.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect