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Two people, a woman with red hair and a man, conversing in a dimly lit room.
Review

Fingernails review – lightly effective despite a flawed premise

by David Jenkins

The barroom love-tester is God in this gentle sci-fi comedy with Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buckley as working stiffs at a scientific institute for love.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with long, dark hair wearing a green, low-cut top stands in front of a pink, hazy background.
Review

How to Have Sex review – a striking, unsettling debut

by Hannah Strong

A group of teenage girls embark on a wild post-exam holiday in Molly Manning Walker’s evocative feature debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three women in colourful outfits posing with arms raised against a yellow circular backdrop.
This Just In

Little Women: the trials of girlhood in contemporary cinema

by Meg Walters

With more and more women taking an active role in film production, depictions of young women are changing. What can they tell us about the modern world?
Spacecraft, flying saucers, and planet-like objects against a starry night sky.

Close Encounters: 50 years of UFO cinema

by Nick Herrmann

With our galactic neighbours in the news as of late, it’s a good time to look back at half a century of cinema about the potential for inter-planetary friendships (or not).
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This Just In

Why are so many British feature debuts about childhood trauma?

by Billie Walker

An excellent crop of debut films in the past couple of years all explore painful childhoods. What does this say about the interests of the British film industry?
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Interviews

Carol Morley: “I could tell straight away that Audrey Amiss was a completely fascinating person”

by David Jenkins

The intrepid British director on being one of the first people to lay their eyes on the archives of the late artist Audrey Amiss – subject of Typist, Artist, Pirate, King.
Smiling woman holding a sheet of photos in her hand, wearing a purple scarf.
Review

Typist Artist Pirate King review – cleverly picks apart biopic clichés

by David Jenkins

Carol Morley constructs a creative tribute to the artist Audrey Amiss, who created thousands of artworks but remained mostly unknown until her death in 2013.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Middle-aged man with sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat
Review

The Killer review – throwback to the golden age of pulp fiction

by Hannah Strong

Michael Fassbender plays a contract killer suffering some professional setbacks in David Fincher’s lean, mean new thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a man and woman gazing at each other, lit by warm, dark lighting.
Review

Cat Person review – sorry, I’m allergic

by Hannah Strong

This twisted tale of gender politics based on Kristen Roupenian’s 2017 short story is a major letdown in conception and execution.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Five Nights at Freddy’s – nonsensical robo-slasher trash

by David Jenkins

What appears as a fun robotic slasher lark turns out to be a deathly dull rip-off of various trauma-based horror yarns which fails to deliver in either the serious or silly stakes.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect