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Review

Alone in Berlin

by David Jenkins

A grieving couple decide to take on the Nazis in this drab wartime thriller that’s noticeably short on thrills.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

by David Jenkins

Julie Dash’s dreamy debut feature is back in cinemas in time for its 25th anniversary.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Frantz

by Amy Bowker

A dour monochrome melodrama is the latest from genre-hopping French workhorse, François Ozon.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

The Promise

by Sophie Wyatt

Hotel Rwanda’s Terry George returns with a colourful historical portrait of the Armenian Genocide.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

The Zookeeper’s Wife

by Manuela Lazic

They bought a zoo, and now the Nazis want it. Jessica Chastain stars in this soft-edged wartime drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Neruda

by Ben Nicholson

Pablo Larraín returns to his political roots with a fascinating biopic of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Viceroy’s House

by David Jenkins

The dramatic story of Partition in India is rendered as a glossy, light comedy in this underwhelming effort from Gurinder Chadha.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Denial

by Trevor Johnston

Rachel Weisz rails against Nazi apologists in this sturdy court room drama for the ​‘post-truth’ age.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Hacksaw Ridge

by David Jenkins

Mel Gibson delivers an intensely brutal war movie with an intriguing moral twist.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Jackie

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A career-best Natalie Portman channels the spirit of former FLOTUS Jackie O in this ace biopic.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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