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Review

Pacifiction

by David Jenkins

The Polynesian island of Tahiti represents a tropical purgatory for the French colonists in Albert Serra’s apocalyptic political thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Cairo Conspiracy

by Charles Bramesco

Tarik Saleh’s latest sees the election of a new Grand Imam take place in Egypt’s most prestigious university for Islamic scholarship.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Pope’s Exorcist

by Hannah Strong

Russell Crowe plays a priest charged by the Vatican with driving out demons in Julius Avery’s underwhelming religious horror.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

John Wick: Chapter 4

by Kambole Campbell

Keanu Reeves returns as the international assassin known as ​‘Baba Yaga’, facing new enemies as he battles his way to redemption.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Beasts

by Anton Bitel

Neighbourly hostility abounds in Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s latest psychological thriller, set in the Galician countryside.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Scream VI

by Anton Bitel

Business as usual – albeit with a side of Big Apple – for the long-running meta-slasher franchise with enough sass to get it across the finish line.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Knock at the Cabin

by Hannah Strong

A family trying to enjoy a rural vacation find themselves faced with an impossible choice in M Night Shyamalan’s new apocalypse thriller.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Plane

by Rafa Sales Ross

Gerard Butler plays a pilot whose plane goes down in a conflict zone in Jean-François Richet’s surprisingly satisfying thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Holy Spider

by David Jenkins

Ali Abbasi crafts a thriller ripped from the headlines in this story of ​‘The Spider Killer’ who targeted female sex workers in Mashhad, Iran.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

M3gan

by Hannah Strong

A tech wiz bites off more than she can chew when her pint-sized toy creation forms a strong, malevolent bond with her young niece.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect