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Review

Titane

by Sam Bodrojan

All hail the new flesh in Julia Ducournau’s dreamlike fable of a fractured young dancer grappling with the fire inside her.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two older men sitting at a table, one with grey hair and glasses, the other with long hair, speaking to each other.
Review

The Humans

by Saffron Maeve

A wholesome family gathering becomes a claustrophobic chamber piece in the hands of first-time director Stephen Karam.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Lost Daughter

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Olivia Colman delivers an acting masterclass in this off-kilter psychodrama from first-time director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a dark jacket standing in the mist, looking serious.
Review

Lamb

by Hannah Strong

Noomi Rapace adopts a strange newborn in this elevated Icelandic folk horror from director Valdimar Jóhannsson.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a beard and glasses stands at a whiteboard, holding a laptop and pointing to the board with a marker.
Review

Don’t Look Up

by Hannah Strong

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence tackle a climate emergency in Adam McKay’s uneven, star-studded dramedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embracing, a woman with curly hair and a man in a suit, against a brick wall.
Review

Being the Ricardos

by Leila Latif

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem play TV legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s snappy biopic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Blue Bayou

by Hannah Strong

Justin Chon’s melodramatic tale of immigration and injustice in present-day America is undermined by a clichéd script.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

There is No Evil

by Marina Ashioti

This anthology film from director Mohammad Rasoulof explores the social consequences of Iran’s death penalty.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Hand of God

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Paolo Sorrentino bares his soul in this autobiographical coming-of-age story about teenage obsessions.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a moustache embracing a young child in a busy street, photographed in black and white.
Review

C’mon C’mon

by Charles Bramesco

Joaquin Phoenix forms a close bond with a precocious whippersnapper in Mike Mills’ gentle family drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect