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The Score

by Natasha Jagger

Writer/​director Malachi Smyth’s feature debut is a musical heist film that struggles to strike the right chord.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

a-ha: The Movie

by Josh Slater-Williams

Norway’s favourite synth-pop sons receive the full music biography treatment in this intimate documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

This Much I Know To Be True

by Marina Ashioti

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis perform an intimate yet expansive session at the Battersea Arts Centre. The results are mesmerising.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Casablanca Beats

by Marina Ashioti

A former rapper sets up a hip-hop programme for the participants of his local youth group in Nabil Ayouch’s well-meaning drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Ennio

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Great detail abounds in Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary celebrating the life and work of the late film composer Ennio Morricone.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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
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
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
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
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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