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Two grey deer standing in snowy woodland.
Review

On Body and Soul

by David Jenkins

Two abattoir workers experience a strange connection in this intriguing drama from Hungary’s Ildikó Enyedi.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two male tennis players wearing red, white, and blue sports attire, holding tennis rackets on a tennis court.
Review

Borg Vs McEnroe

by David Jenkins

It’s Ice Man versus Super Brat in this inoffensively bland chronicle of an epic sporting rivalry.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two silhouetted figures holding assault rifles in a wheat field at sunset.
Review

My Pure Land

by Louise Busfield

Three women are forced to take drastic action in this authentically gritty portrait of modern Pakistan.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals embracing on a bed.
Review

Kills on Wheels

by Emily Bray

Two wheelchair-user friends are drafted in as unlikely assassins in this clever and moving study of disability.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three adults, two men and one woman, in emotional expressions; the woman appears distraught.
Review

Mother!

by David Jenkins

Jennifer Lawrence is plunged into the fiery depths of Hell in this conceptual ordeal saga from Darren Aronofsky.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman with long dark hair, wearing a black outfit, holding a staff in a fighting stance.
Review

The Villainess

by Claire Langlais

It’s hard to be a master femme assassin in this ultra-violent action caper from South Korea.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people wearing traditional clothing walking down a path surrounded by leafy trees.
Review

Victoria & Abdul

by Katherine McLaughlin

Judi Dench reprises her role as Queen Victoria in this touching study of later-life depression.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Insyriated

by Louise Busfield

This intense, alternative war movie centres around a Syrian family trapped in an apartment block.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals in period clothing, a man with a white ruff collar and a woman with a headpiece, stand close together in an ornate indoor setting.
Review

Tulip Fever

by David Jenkins

Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz suffer through this turgid period drama.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Young woman with long wavy brown hair wearing a black coat stands in a warehouse setting with shelves in the background.
Review

Una

by Ella Donald

Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn bolster this uneven adaptation of David Harrower’s play.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect