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Genre Mystery

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Review

Wonderstruck

by Anton Bitel

Todd Haynes’ wist­ful adap­ta­tion of Bri­an Selznick’s nov­el is a tad too sac­cha­rine for its own good.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Third Murder

by Tom Huddleston

Don’t miss this foren­si­cal­ly con­struct­ed mur­der sto­ry from Japan­ese direc­tor Hirokazu Koreeda.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in grey shirt and olive trousers standing on yacht, holding rope and looking away from camera.
Review

The Mercy

by David Jenkins

Col­in Firth heads for the open ocean in this mys­te­ri­ous dra­ma from British writer/​director James Marsh.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Unseen

by Anton Bitel

There’s shades of Nico­las Roeg’s Don’t Look Now in this twisty mys­tery thriller from writer/​director Gary Sinyor.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Suburbicon

by Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark direc­to­r­i­al flour­ish to the Coen broth­ers’ tale of mur­der and moral pan­ic in small­town USA.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Marjorie Prime

by Phil Concannon

Michael Almerey­da writes and directs this absorb­ing sci-fi themed med­i­ta­tion on loss and memory.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with a moustache stands in front of a steam train in the snow.
Review

Murder on the Orient Express

by David Jenkins

The poten­cy of Agatha Christie’s 1934 nov­el shines through the glossy, high-camp screen adaptation.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Thelma

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Joachim Tri­er returns with a bold sci-fi tinged roman­tic dra­ma that may just leave you feel­ing cold.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a black top and red accessories, sitting on the ground in a dark, industrial-looking setting.
Review

Jigsaw

by Elena Lazic

The Saw fran­chise is reboot­ed with a pair of hot hor­ror direc­tors behind the tiller. Unfor­tu­nate­ly, it’s not enough.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a wingsuit glides over a rocky cliff face, set against a backdrop of lush, green foliage and a bright, glowing light.
Review

Base

by Ella Kemp

This strange and unsat­is­fy­ing doc-fic­tion hybrid takes in the crazy world of BASE jumping.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect