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Vast rocky desert landscape with towering sandstone formations, two figures standing on a rocky outcrop in the foreground.
Review

Dune

by David Jenkins

Tim­o­th­ée Cha­la­met excels as space prince Paul Atrei­des in Denis Villeneuve’s spec­tac­u­lar widescreen epic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Cluttered vintage office interior with bookshelves, furniture, and several people, including a man in a bow tie and an older man.
Review

The French Dispatch

by Hannah Strong

Wes Anderson’s New York­er-inspired anthol­o­gy film is a metic­u­lous­ly-craft­ed love let­ter to the art of mag­a­zine journalism.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouetted figure of a person sitting alone on a pier at dusk, surrounded by a calm body of water and a colourful sky.
Review

ear for eye

by David Jenkins

deb­bie tuck­er green adapts her own stage play to cre­ate a rad­i­cal study of racial dis­course in con­tem­po­rary society.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four young musicians performing on stage, two playing electric guitars and one playing a bass guitar, in a black and white image.
Review

The Velvet Underground

by Michael Leader

Todd Haynes directs this defin­i­tive chron­i­cle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, tak­ing in every­thing from doo wop to pop art.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Blond woman with windswept hair in a blue and yellow top, against a grassy field background.
Review

Anne at 13,000 Feet

by Charles Bramesco

A nurs­ery work­er finds inner peace through sky­div­ing in writer/​director Kazik Radwanski’s invig­o­rat­ing char­ac­ter study.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Rugged figure holding a large axe, standing on a rocky landscape with a cloudy sky.
Review

The Green Knight

by Hannah Strong

Dev Patel and Ralph Ine­son face off in David Lowery’s adap­ta­tion of a pop­u­lar Arthuri­an leg­end, with styl­ish results.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Performer on stage surrounded by smoke, wearing a purple jumper and sunglasses.
Review

Oasis Knebworth 1996

by Lou Thomas

The inside sto­ry of one of the great con­certs in British rock ​’n’ roll his­to­ry is a wel­come dose of ​’90s nostalgia.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three older Tibetan men, one with a white umbrella, conversing with a younger man in a mountainous landscape with a flock of sheep in the background.
Review

Balloon

by David Jenkins

This gen­tle sex com­e­dy set among a Tibetan rur­al com­mu­ni­ty explores inti­ma­cy, fam­i­ly and the hard­ships of life.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A serious-looking woman with dark hair, wearing a purple blouse, looking directly at the camera with a pensive expression.
Review

Rose Plays Julie

by David Jenkins

A young woman tracks down her bio­log­i­cal moth­er in Joe Lawlor and Chris­tine Molloy’s grip­ping study of trau­ma and identity.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A group of people, some holding hands, walking towards a wooden barn in a wooded area. The barn has a dark exterior and is surrounded by green foliage. The scene has a warm, natural tone.
Review

Herself

by Hannah Strong

Clare Dunne gives a cap­ti­vat­ing per­for­mance as a woman rebuild­ing her life after escap­ing an abu­sive relationship.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect