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Animated illustration of a young Asian woman in a green polka dot kimono holding a fan in front of urban buildings.
Review

In This Corner of the World

by Michael Leader

This Japanese animé from Sunao Katabuchi doesn’t quite reach the dizzy heights of Studio Ghibli.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two figures silhouetted against a bright, sun-dappled forest backdrop.
Review

By the Time It Gets Dark

by Eve Watling

Anocha Suwichakornpong’s dreamlike investigation into the history of activism in Thailand is well worth catching.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two children wearing sweaters and goggles, one with a striped top and the other with a plain green jumper, standing in a room with shelves and a window.
Review

The Book of Henry

by David Jenkins

The director of Jurassic World skids off the rails in this bafflingly misguided kiddie revenge fantasia.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A young Black man wearing a blue jacket with the Alpha logo, standing with two other young men wearing casual attire and hats.
Review

All Eyez on Me

by Thomas Hobbs

This lamentable tribute to Tupac Shakur is an exercise in how not to make a music biopic.

4
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man carrying a woman on his shoulders against a rural backdrop.
Review

Gifted

by Elena Lazic

Marc Webb follows up his Spider-Man movies with a sensitive and well-made tearjerker about a child genius.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in fedora hats and trench coats, standing side by side against a dark background.
Review

Alone in Berlin

by David Jenkins

A grieving couple decide to take on the Nazis in this drab wartime thriller that’s noticeably short on thrills.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Elderly man with grey beard wearing suit and smoking cigar.
Review

Churchill

by Phil Concannon

It’s two fingers up for this cosy and conventional biopic of the much vaunted British PM.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A young woman in a dark dress stands before a candlelit mantelpiece, holding a candle in each hand.
Review

My Cousin Rachel

by David Jenkins

Roger Michell’s plush adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s mystery romance novel fails to leave a lasting impression.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Sepia-toned image of a hooded figure holding a wooden cross amid ornate stone architecture.
Review

Destiny (1921)

by David Jenkins

A damsel accepts a challenge offered to her by Death in Fritz Lang’s dazzlingly inventive 1921 masterpiece.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A bearded, bespectacled man in a white shirt gazes thoughtfully out of a vehicle window.
Review

Wilson

by David Jenkins

Woody Harrelson stars in this sketchy but likeable adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect