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Two women, one in a military-style cap and coat and the other in a casual top, standing on a street and engaging in conversation.
Review

Wicked Little Letters review – a flimsy comic farce

by David Jenkins

Olivia Col­man is ham­pered by thin mate­r­i­al in this over­ly-quaint parochial Brit­com which con­tains a fair bit of swearing.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman with red hair and a man, conversing in a dimly lit room.
Review

Fingernails review – lightly effective despite a flawed premise

by David Jenkins

The bar­room love-tester is God in this gen­tle sci-fi com­e­dy with Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buck­ley as work­ing stiffs at a sci­en­tif­ic insti­tute for love.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of people sitting around a table in a dimly lit room.
Review

Women Talking

by Lillian Crawford

A group of women in a remote Men­non­ite colony meet in secret in Sarah Pol­ley’s mov­ing adap­ta­tion of Miri­am Toews’ novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person in a dark coat standing in a dimly lit tunnel, with a bright light at the end.
Review

Men

by Hannah Strong

A woman reel­ing from a per­son­al tragedy embarks on the hol­i­day from hell in Alex Garland’s very British folk hor­ror film.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Lost Daughter

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Col­man deliv­ers an act­ing mas­ter­class in this off-kil­ter psy­chodra­ma from first-time direc­tor Mag­gie Gyllenhaal.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

by Hannah Strong

Char­lie Kauf­man presents a mind-bend­ing psy­chodra­ma about a young woman’s jour­ney to meet her boyfriend’s parents.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman with short dark hair wearing a blue coat, looking pensive and gazing off to the side.
Review

Judy

by David Jenkins

Renée Zell­weger returns from the wilder­ness with a per­for­mance of awe-strik­ing con­fi­dence and emotion.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy hair performing on stage with a guitar under red lighting.
Review

Wild Rose

by Beth Webb

Jessie Buck­ley daz­zles in this heel-tap­ping bal­lad of an aspir­ing Glaswe­gian coun­try star

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two figures standing by the ocean; a woman in a yellow dress and a man in a beige jacket.
Review

Beast

by Hannah Strong

Leads Jessie Buck­ley and John­ny Fly­nn are mag­nif­i­cent in this moody Jer­sey-set dra­ma from Michael Pearce.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect