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Review

Holy Spider

by David Jenkins

Ali Abbasi crafts a thriller ripped from the headlines in this story of ​‘The Spider Killer’ who targeted female sex workers in Mashhad, Iran.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Enys Men

by David Jenkins

Mark Jenkin’s experimental 16mm horror depicts a lone botanist on a deserted island, whose relationship with her surroundings may be an indication of something sinister at play.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Empire of Light

by David Jenkins

Sam Mendes recruits Olivia Colman and Michael Ward for this mawkish tale of seafront woes and the healing power of movies.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

A Man Called Otto

by David Jenkins

This corny English-language remake of 2015 Swedish hit, A Man Called Ové, sees Tom Hanks seriously lowering his standards.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Avatar: The Way of Water

by David Jenkins

A gaudy blue folly which encapsulates James Cameron’s strength as an image-maker, but weakness as a storyteller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Mr Bachmann and his Class

by David Jenkins

Maria Speth’s intimate non-fiction epic profiles a spiky but saintly German schoolteacher and his students.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Emancipation

by David Jenkins

Will Smith brings stern dramatic heft to an enslaved man making a dash for freedom in Antoine Fuqua’s tonally mish-mashed action drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

The Swimmers

by David Jenkins

The astonishing saga of Syrian refugee-turned-Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini is effectively presented by writer/​director Sally El Hosaini.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

by David Jenkins

Benoit Blanc enters the canon of iconic movie characters with Rian Johnson’s second foray into whodunit (nu-dunit?) territory.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Strange World

by David Jenkins

This retro-inspired Disney adventure yarn boasts lots of great, progressive ideas, but lacks in the imagination department.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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