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A man in a suit and a woman in a nun's habit stand in front of a damaged trailer in a forest setting.
Review

The Phoenician Scheme review – an absolute gas

by David Jenkins

A charm­ing arms deal­er heads on the road to redemp­tion in this pris­tine shot of pure plea­sure from film­mak­er Wes Anderson.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
An elderly man wearing a grey suit stands between two younger men in white coats, with other people visible in the background of a hospital setting.
Review

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Dahl lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son adapts a Roald Dahl short sto­ry with his sig­na­ture atten­tion to detail and visu­al panache.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Arid desert landscape with red rock formations, wooden signage, and a person standing near a telephone booth.
Review

Asteroid City

by David Jenkins

The mae­stro returns, the patent­ed for­mu­la tweaked to bliss­ful per­fec­tion in this wit­ty and deeply mov­ing explo­ration of the tools that we pro­duce to help us see beyond our every­day vision.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Cluttered vintage office interior with bookshelves, furniture, and several people, including a man in a bow tie and an older man.
Review

The French Dispatch

by Hannah Strong

Wes Anderson’s New York­er-inspired anthol­o­gy film is a metic­u­lous­ly-craft­ed love let­ter to the art of mag­a­zine journalism.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Young boy in spacesuit with two dogs wearing baseball uniforms in old-fashioned setting.
Review

Isle of Dogs

by Hannah Strong

A humon­gous cre­ative under­tak­ing and a sim­ple love of dogs com­bine for the most stag­ger­ing achieve­ment of Wes Anderson’s career.

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5
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5
In Retrospect
Two men in suits, one seated at a desk and the other standing, in conversation.
Review

Hitchcock/Truffaut

by Adam Cook

Two grand mas­ters come head to head in this insight­ful doc­u­men­tary from film crit­ic Kent Jones.

4
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A close-up of a smiling, animated fox wearing a suit and tie against a warm, orange background.
Review

Fantastic Mr Fox

by Matt Bochenski

Fan­tas­tic Mr Fox will renew your faith in a true Amer­i­can original.

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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand surrounded by stacks of pink boxes in a pink-toned scene.
Review

The Grand Budapest Hotel

by David Jenkins

Wes Ander­son returns with an opu­lent and strange­ly mov­ing caper movie.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young people exploring rural landscape, man holds map, woman carries flowers and suitcase.
Review

Moonrise Kingdom

by David Jenkins

Wes Ander­son has made a film about youth that feels like it was ripped from the over­ac­tive imag­i­na­tion of a 12-year-old.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect