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Genre Romance

Review

Only Yesterday (1991)

by David Jenkins

A vital re-release of Isao Takahata’s serene slice of rustic nostalgia with a new English language voice dub.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

by Alex Chambers

Franco Zeffirelli’s traditional retelling of the most famous love story ever told is one for Shakespeare completists only.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Journey to the Shore

by David Jenkins

A ghost trapped in limbo accompanies us on a romantic road-trip, but only tedium ensues.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Special Correspondents

by David Jenkins

A ridiculous comedy film that may well rank as the lamest thing Ricky Gervais has put his name to.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Despite the Falling Snow

by Adam Chapman

Rebecca Ferguson as a US spy is the only stand out in this confused Cold War drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

by David Jenkins

Peter Greenaway explores the Mexican dog days of the Russian maestro. The results are typically indelicate.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Cinederella

by David Jenkins

Kenneth Branagh’s refreshing, irony-free retelling of Cinderella with Downtown Abbey’s Lily James sliding on the glass slipper.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Suite Française

by David Jenkins

Nazi occupation in the French countryside leads to forbidden love in this so-so literary adaptation.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Love Is Strange

by David Jenkins

The amazing chemistry between the two leads of this gay NY romance is sadly brushed to the side.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

You and the Night

by Adam Woodward

‘Oo-er Cantona, say oo-er Cantona…’ Yann Gonzalez’s frisky French romp is a feast for the senses.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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