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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
Review

Malmkrog

by David Jenkins

Cristi Puiu takes viewers on an intellectual odyssey with this stripped-back period drama set in a Transylvanian mansion.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

The Dig

by David Jenkins

Carey Mulligan shines in this dour archeological drama on the discovery of the Sutton Hoo historical payload.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Liberté

by David Jenkins

A group of exiled libertines engage in a moonlit orgy in director Albert Serra’s puckish historical romp.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Ophelia

by Maria Nae

Daisy Ridley stars in this bold but ultimately confused melodramatic update of Shakespeare’s ​‘Hamlet’.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Meeting Gorbachev

by Lou Thomas

The former president of the Soviet Union sits down to discuss his personal legacy and the current state of things.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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
Review

Hotel Mumbai

by Adam Woodward

Anthony Maras depicts a real-life tragedy in this grim action-thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Mrs Lowry & Son

by Lydia Figes

Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall play mother and son in Adrian Noble’s biography of LS Lowry.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

The Current War

by Hannah Strong

This star-studded retelling of the rivalry between electricity magnates Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse lacks dramatic spark.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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