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A man and two women, one with a young child, standing on a wooden porch at night.
Review

Marriage Story

by Matt Thrift

Noah Baumbach delivers what just might be his masterpiece with this bitterly funny divorce drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in front of a Christmas tree with lights.
Review

Last Christmas

by Adam Woodward

This misjudged yuletide rom-com does a gross disservice to George Michael’s musical legacy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Silver sports car with gull-wing doors, man in suit sitting on the car.
Review

Driven

by David Jenkins

The true tale, tragic tale of American car engineer John DeLorean is rendered as a colourful, brash but throwaway farce.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Group of men in military and naval uniforms standing in front of aircraft.
Review

Midway

by Adam Woodward

Roland Emmerich’s expensively mounted re-enactment of the Battle of Midway benefits from a balanced perspective.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people sitting on chairs in a room - a man in a suit, a man in a blue jacket, and a woman in a dark outfit.
Review

Luce

by Glenn Heath Jr

Race and privilege come under the microscope in director Julius Onah’s thought-provoking drama.

2
Anticipation
3
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 women shaking hands in an office setting.
Review

After the Wedding

by Caitlin Quinlan

Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams star in this gender-swapped remake of Susanne Bier’s 2006 drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a brown jacket stands in front of a row of white vans.
Review

Sorry We Missed You

by Adam Woodward

Ken Loach doubles down on his kitchen-sink shtick in this heavy-handed indictment of Britain’s gig economy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
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