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Smiling man and woman in striped jumpers, outdoors against dark background.
Review

Armageddon Time

by Hannah Strong

James Gray inter­ro­gates his fraught child­hood in Regan-era New York City in this mas­ter­ful, unflinch­ing drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Man in white spacesuit-like outfit standing at podium in wooden room.
Review

Ad Astra

by David Jenkins

James Gray hits the jack­pot by send­ing a nev­er-bet­ter Brad Pitt on a voy­age of dis­cov­ery to the out­er edges of the solar system.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Boat carrying several people down a river in a lush, forested environment.
Review

The Lost City of Z

by Matt Thrift

James Gray chan­nels Joseph Con­rad in this immac­u­late­ly-craft­ed but lack­lus­tre epic.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in suits, one seated at a desk and the other standing, in conversation.
Review

Hitchcock/Truffaut

by Adam Cook

Two grand mas­ters come head to head in this insight­ful doc­u­men­tary from film crit­ic Kent Jones.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people in formal outfits on a ship, one wearing a bowler hat and dark coat, the other a dark shawl. Behind them are other people and the ship's rigging.
Review

The Immigrant

by David Jenkins

Hopes were sky high for James Gray’s lav­ish NY peri­od dra­ma, but this one left us cold.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect