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Two men in suits engaged in physical altercation on city street.
Review

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

by Michael Leader

Fists and bul­lets fly in this amped-up, con­sis­tent­ly enter­tain­ing action thriller from Korea’s Lee Won-tae.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in suits sitting at a bar, glasses and bottle of alcohol on the table, framed photographs on the wall behind them.
Review

The Irishman

by Adam Woodward

A de-aged Robert De Niro takes cen­tre stage in Mar­tin Scorsese’s mus­cu­lar, melan­choly mob drama.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A young woman with long brown hair looks anxious in a crowded public space.
Review

Earthquake Bird

by Josh Slater-Williams

Ali­cia Vikan­der and Riley Keough floun­der in tepid psy­cho­sex­u­al thriller, based on the Susan­na Jones novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, one adult and one child, in formal attire, with the adult embracing the child in a comforting gesture.
Review

By the Grace of God

by Phil Concannon

François Ozon serves up his answer to Spot­light in this sober­ing study of sex­u­al abuse in the Catholic church.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in a red suit, smiling and sitting in a room with a large mural of a man's face on the wall.
Review

Joker

by David Jenkins

Todd Phillips’ supervil­lain ori­gin sto­ry strains so hard for seri­ous­ness and rel­e­vance that it cracks into a mil­lion pieces.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two women in a car, one wearing a fur coat, the other a patterned jacket, both wearing sunglasses.
Review

Hustlers

by Charles Bramesco

Jen­nifer Lopez reminds the world of her white hot star wattage in this lap­danc­ing Robin Hood caper film.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a bikini standing on the bow of a boat, surrounded by a calm turquoise sea.
Review

Holiday

by David Jenkins

Abuse of all styles and inten­si­ties fea­ture in this chill­ing crime dra­ma from the per­spec­tive of a gangster’s moll.

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

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
Interior courtroom setting with two men in suits, students in desks
Review

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

by Hannah Strong

This con­tro­ver­sial Ted Bundy biopic star­ring Zac Efron only scratch­es the sur­face of its subject.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people with facial expressions conveying sadness or concern.
Review

The World Is Yours

by David Jenkins

Isabelle Adjani steals this play­ful French gang­ster com­e­dy of hoods mak­ing a hash out of a sim­ple drug deal.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect