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Reminders of Him review - Colleen Hoover strikes again

by Emma Kiely

The latest Colleen Hoover book adaptation is a grim dose of misery and trauma porn punctuated by a terrible lead performance and an undeniable conservative sheen.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Long Read

The Tree of Life Effect

by Maia Wyman

The imagery of Terrence Malick’s 2011 masterpiece has borne plentiful fruit – for better or for worse.
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How To Make A Killing review – social satire with no bite

by Hannah Strong

Glen Powell stars in John Patton Ford’s lacklustre satire about a disinherited rich kid scheming to take down his own family.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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The Great Arch review – the French landmark gets an origin story

by David Jenkins

Claes Bang is well-cast as the late, little known Danish architect Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, designer of Paris’s Grande Arche de la Défense.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
In Praise Of

The Unspoken Desire of Dečki

by Vuk Winrow

In a landmark piece of Slovenian cinema, Stanko Jost articulated the challenges and beauty of queer desire. 
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Resurrection review – see it on the biggest screen you can

by Josh Slater-Williams

Bi Gan’s third feature is an epic in every sense of the word, taking viewers on a sprawling odyssey through cinema.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
In Praise Of

If you don’t play, you can’t win: Desert Hearts at 40

by Emily Maskell

Donna Deitch’s 1986 lesbian romance is a fearless example of why it’s so important the queer community are able to tell their own stories.
A woman in a brown robe sits at a dresser in a vintage-style room, with framed portraits on the wall behind her.
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Sound Of Falling review – a complex puzzle box powered by the sensory and sensual

by Hannah Strong

Mascha Schilinski’s beguiling drama follows four generations living in the same rural German farmhouse and the cyclical nature of their trauma.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Bride! review – it's alive, but at what cost?

by Hannah Strong

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s attempt at a riot grrl spin on The Bride of Frankenstein is a shambling corpse in dire need of a closed casket.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman in brown jacket standing in front of wall of cabinets.
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A Private Life review – a limp and convoluted psychodrama

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Jodie Foster stars as a psychiatrist trying to solve a potential murder in Rebecca Zlotowski’s underwhelming drama.

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