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Review

Mank

by Hannah Strong

The man behind the man behind Citizen Kane is the subject of David Fincher’s sparkling paean to classic Hollywood.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman in dark jacket, standing in front of wires, with serious expression on her face.
Review

Love Child

by Leila Latif

Eva Mulvad’s moving docudrama sees an Iranian couple flee their home to follow their hearts.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals in a car, one man with a stern expression and one woman looking out the window.
Review

Luxor

by Fatima Sheriff

Andrea Riseborough’s aid worker finds catharsis in the ancient Egyptian city in this moving drama from Zeina Durra.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A group carrying a large wooden cross through a crowded urban street. Bystanders watch as the procession passes by.
Review

About Endlessness

by David Jenkins

Swedish great Roy Andersson signs off with a majestically dour rumination on the meaning of everything.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman in a patterned dress sitting at a table, looking at a man across from her.
Review

The Burnt Orange Heresy

by David Jenkins

This austere artworld thriller, starring Elizabeth Debicki and Claes Bang, could’ve done with a little more humour.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person in blue hooded jacket standing in forest.
Review

Relic

by Aimee Knight

The spectre of dementia haunts Emily Mortimer and Bella Heathcote in this taut Australian Gothic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman with glasses, blonde hair, and surprised expression.
Review

Shirley

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Josephine Decker’s stunning anti-biopic of author Shirley Jackson offers a treatise on female creativity and camaraderie.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, in a close embrace against a green, patterned backdrop.
Review

Cordelia

by Leila Latif

Sporadically absorbing psychodrama in which a traumatised woman has a fling with her mysterious neighbour.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people on a motorcycle, man and woman wearing red tops and sunglasses, in a rural setting with green fields and blue sky.
Review

Summer of ’85

by Elena Lazic

François Ozon turns back the clock for a sun-kissed gay love story that’s shot through with tragedy.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women with fearful expressions peering through a partially open wooden door.
Review

Rebecca

by Hannah Strong

Armie Hammer and Lily James are woefully miscast in this limp adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect