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Review

Silence

by Trevor Johnston

Scorsese’s monolithic passion project finally arrives, and it’s a ripped straight from his spiritually devout heart.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Snowden

by Adam Lee Davies

The celebrity NSA whistleblower gets the hagiography he (possibly) deserves care of Oliver Stone.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

The Birth of a Nation

by David Jenkins

Nate Parker’s much-hyped take on the life of revolutionary slave Nat Turner severely lacks for nuance.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Allied

by David Jenkins

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard are lovers in the crosswind of war in this underwhelming romantic melodrama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Francofonia

by David Jenkins

Russian director Alexander Sokurov takes a dance with the music of time in this moving plea for saving art.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Free State of Jones

by Adam Woodward

Matthew McConaughey suffers from white saviour complex in this deeply problematic Civil War drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

El Sur (1983)

by David Jenkins

Every inch of every frame in this lilting father-daughter drama by Victor Erice is calculated perfection.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Men Go to Battle

by Matthew Eng

Zachary Treitz’s lo-fi Civil War comedy offers an admirable, inventive take on a stodgy subgenre.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Elvis & Nixon

by Elena Lazic

A lack of contextual depth and contrasting acting styles undermines this offbeat apolitical comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Embrace of the Serpent

by Matt Thrift

Ciro Guerra’s psychedelic Amazonian odyssey is one of year’s most potent and strikingly original films.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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