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Gwen

by Josh Slater-Williams

William McGregor’s atmospheric Industrial Revolution-era folk horror runs out of plot.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Never Look Away

by Matt Thrift

One of Germany’s most important living artists is the subject of this dud biography from Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Memoir of War

by David Jenkins

A perfectly calibrated central performance by Mélanie Thierry powers this dour wartime literary drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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All Is True

by Caitlin Quinlan

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this familiar and rather silly William Shakespeare biopic.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Mary Queen of Scots

by David Jenkins

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie play duelling monarchs in this lifeless period piece.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Colette

by Beth Webb

Keira Knightley plays the eponymous French author in a biopic which doesn’t match the imagination of its subject.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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The 12th Man

by Rory Marsh

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers delivers a scene-stealing turn in this chilly World War Two survival drama.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Back to Berlin

by Rory Marsh

Jason Isaacs narrates this road-trip documentary about a group of bikers on a Holocaust pilgrimage.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Peterloo

by Adam Woodward

Veteran filmmaker Mike Leigh delivers a history lesson about the oft-forgotten 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Young Karl Marx

by David Jenkins

Ever wondered why Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote The Communist Manifesto?

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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