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Review

Le Doulos (1962)

by David Jenkins

This dark, complex 1962 policier heads up a celebration of French director Jean-Pierre Melville at London’s BFI Southbank.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Unsettling close-up of a creepy-looking doll with large, wide-open eyes, red cheeks, and a sinister grin.
Review

Annabelle: Creation

by David Jenkins

This stripped-back haunted doll sequel racks up a few nice jump scares, but doesn’t manage much more than that.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Ghoul

by David Jenkins

This ambitious shoestring psycho thriller shoots for the Moon but doesn’t quite make it off the launchpad.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with platinum blonde hair and a fringe, wearing a black halter-neck top and holding a cigarette, against a dimly lit, red-tinted background.
Review

Atomic Blonde

by Matt Thrift

Charlize Theron blasts her way through Cold War-era Berlin in this glib actioner from John Wick’s David Leitch.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Wall

by Courteney Tan

Doug Liman returns with a war-based theatrical three-hander about an injured US soldier being tormented by an Iraqi sharpshooter.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person with facial wounds appearing to scream loudly outdoors at night.
Review

Wish Upon

by Josh Howey

Vapid teen horror in which a young girl’s wishes come with predictably deadly consequences.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Scribe

by Josh Howey

François Cluzet enters the shady world of phone tapping in this old school French thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Victim (1961)

by David Jenkins

A welcome re-release of Basil Dearden’s chilling survey of life as a gay man in London of the early ​’60s.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a brown jacket, jeans, and a backpack, stands in a subway station next to a yellow train.
Review

Berlin Syndrome

by Caitlin Quinlan

A holiday fling turns into a waking nightmare in Cate Shortland’s tense romantic thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Miss Sloane

by Matt Thrift

Jessica Chastain takes it to The Man in this House of Cards‑y drama about political lobbying.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect