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Review

A Prophet

by Dan Brightmore

Director Jacques Audiard and Tahar Rahim deliver a true tour de force in this unforgettable prison drama.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Young woman in hiking gear standing next to a car in a mountainous landscape.
Review

Fast & Furious

by Anton Bitel

The biggest auto-based franchise around gets the high-spec reboot it probably didn’t deserve.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up of a rugged, weathered man with a concerned expression, illuminated by an intense, warm orange light.
Review

Tony Manero

by Anton Bitel

Pablo Larraín’s Saturday Night Fever-inspired drama is a damning indictment of the Pinochet dictatorship.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with long hair and a dark coat holds a gun, pointing it towards the camera in a dark, dilapidated room.
Review

No Country for Old Men

by Kevin Maher

If the Coen brothers’ latest is not a revolution in cinema, it’ll do until the revolution gets here.

2
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman with dark hair and red and green floral patterned dress looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

Volver

by Matt Bochenski

An all-too-rare cocktail of cinematic know-how and genuinely touching human drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, in a black and white scene with splashes of yellow paint.
Review

Sin City

by Matt Bochenski

Sin City is not so much an adaptation as the transliteration of a comic book classic to the big screen.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect