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Review

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – lopsided prequel

by David Jenkins

Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth head up this ser­vice­able fran­chise pre­quel that dive­bombs into ignominy and obscu­ri­ty dur­ing its pro­tract­ed final act.

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In Retrospect
A man wearing blue-tinted glasses and a red and blue jacket sits at a desk in a room with framed photos on the wall.
Review

Air

by Hannah Strong

Ben Affleck returns to the direc­tor’s chair, fic­tion­al­is­ing the fas­ci­nat­ing sto­ry of how an icon­ic shoe was born.

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In Retrospect
Two people wearing traditional African clothing, a woman in a brown patterned top and a man in a blue patterned robe, sitting together.
Review

The Woman King

by Rógan Graham

Gina Prince-Bythe­wood deliv­ers her mas­ter­piece in this qui­et­ly rad­i­cal action epic with a stun­ning lead turn from Vio­la Davis.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
Group of men in old-fashioned attire gathered around a reclined man in a dimly lit room. Brick floor, wooden furniture, and instruments including a violin and trumpet.
Review

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

by Flora Spencer Grant

The enter­tain­ing sto­ry of the tit­u­lar ​“Moth­er of the Blues” sees Chad­wick Bose­man shine in his final performance.

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In Retrospect
Four people in a backstage area, packing boxes on a table. The scene features diverse individuals in casual attire, suggesting a behind-the-scenes or production environment.
Review

Widows

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen deliv­ers the goods with a heist thriller about four women who take extreme mea­sures to pay back a debt.

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In Retrospect
An elderly man and woman embracing and smiling joyfully outdoors against a brick wall.
Review

Fences

by David Jenkins

Vio­la Davis steals the show in this faith­ful stage adap­ta­tion from direc­tor Den­zel Washington.

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In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, riding on an escalator in a shopping mall, with advertising posters visible in the background.
Review

Blackhat

by David Jenkins

Michael Mann returns with a majes­tic B‑thriller which offers a sharp com­men­tary on the mass digi­ti­sa­tion of communication.

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In Retrospect