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Review

Charli XCX: Alone Together

by Cassidy Olsen

This unique and often insight­ful doc­u­men­tary shows Char­li XCX col­lab­o­rat­ing with her fans on a DIY quar­an­tine album.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Marry Me

by Rógan Graham

Eas­i­ly digestible hunk of rom-com fluff with Jen­nifer Lopez and Owen Wil­son doing the mis­matched cou­ple thing.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of musicians performing on stage, with various instruments such as guitars, drums, and microphones. The image has a warm, vintage colour palette with hints of pink and yellow.
Review

The Beatles: Get Back

by Elena Lazic

Peter Jack­son unearths and re-edits footage of the Bea­t­les’ last hur­rah, with euphor­ic and exas­per­at­ing results.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Keyboard Fantasies

by John Dunning

This tour doc­u­men­tary-cum-biog­ra­phy cel­e­brates the remark­able life and career of cult musi­cian Bev­er­ly Glenn-Copeland.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Nowhere Inn

by Emily Maskell

Annie Clark (aka St Vin­cent) and Car­rie Brown­stein set off on an uncon­ven­tion­al road trip in this pithy meta-documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers

by Greg Wetherall

This new­ly unearthed chron­i­cle of the mak­ing of the Amer­i­can singer-songwriter’s favourite album is a gift for fans.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Velvet Underground

by Michael Leader

Todd Haynes directs this defin­i­tive chron­i­cle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, tak­ing in every­thing from doo wop to pop art.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Oasis Knebworth 1996

by Lou Thomas

The inside sto­ry of one of the great con­certs in British rock ​’n’ roll his­to­ry is a wel­come dose of ​’90s nostalgia.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Nashville (1975)

by Glenn Heath Jr

Robert Altman’s show-stop­ping musi­cal mosa­ic returns to UK cin­e­mas in a sparkling new 4K restoration.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Dinner in America

by Lou Thomas

Punk provo­ca­teur Adam Rehmeier sur­veys America’s putre­fy­ing sub­urbs in this uncon­ven­tion­al coming-of-ager.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect