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Two young girls with curly hair, wearing colourful winter coats, looking serious.
Review

Petite Maman

by Aimee Knight

Céline Sci­amma puts a time-loop spin on the clas­sic com­ing-of-age tale with this gen­tle fam­i­ly fairy tale.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Young woman wearing green padded jacket, looking sideways with mountains in background.
Review

Eternals

by David Jenkins

Chloé Zhao remix­es the Mar­vel Cin­e­mat­ic Uni­verse tem­plate with this ethe­re­al take on the clas­sic super­hero saga.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman wearing a white shirt, standing in a room with purple and red lighting.
Review

Last Night in Soho

by David Jenkins

This time-trav­el­ling neo-gial­lo from Edgar Wright con­tains a few stun­ning sequences, but flubs the final act.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Rugged figure holding a large axe, standing on a rocky landscape with a cloudy sky.
Review

The Green Knight

by Hannah Strong

Dev Patel and Ralph Ine­son face off in David Lowery’s adap­ta­tion of a pop­u­lar Arthuri­an leg­end, with styl­ish results.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a red and black patterned costume standing in front of a colourful, ornate background.
Review

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

by Weiting Liu

The MCU’s first Asian super­hero movie com­bines thrilling spec­ta­cle with cul­tur­al speci­fici­ty to cor­rect the comics’ racist past.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man in a light blue shirt, tie, and khaki trousers looks surprised, with hands up near his face.
Review

Free Guy

by Leila Latif

Ryan Reynolds has an exis­ten­tial cri­sis inside a video game in this most­ly enter­tain­ing action-adventure-comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a wooden riverboat in a forest setting.
Review

Jungle Cruise

by Lou Thomas

Expec­ta­tions be damned: Disney’s river­boat caper is one of the year’s most pure­ly plea­sur­able motion pictures.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a person against a vibrant sunset sky with clouds and reflected in a still pool.
Review

Luz: The Flower of Evil

by Anton Bitel

A back­wa­ter preach­er push­es his small con­gre­ga­tion to its lim­its in this qua­si-mys­ti­cal Colom­bian parable.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Circular blue and white lights shining down on a person's face in a dark room.
Review

Jumbo

by David Jenkins

Noémie Merlant’s fair­ground employ­ee hitch­es a ride on the carousel of love in this sci-fi tinged romance.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A dark-haired person in a shadowy, mysterious setting.
Review

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

by Hannah Strong

This fan ser­vice-heavy redux of the 2017 super­hero pile-up just about jus­ti­fies its existence.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect