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Mickey 17 review – gross and heartwarming in equal measure

by Hannah Strong

Robert Pattinson stars as a so-called expendable in Bong Joon Ho’s hotly anticipated follow-up to Parasite, facing off against perma-tanned megalomaniacs and croissant-shaped creatures.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and a serious expression, wearing a green floral shirt and looking at the camera.
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I’m Still Here review – memory as resistance

by Rafa Sales Ross

Walter Salles returns to narrative filmmaking with a sensitive depiction of the forced disappearance of former congressman Rubens Paiva, and the devastation his family faced.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three young women sitting close together, looking pensive and thoughtful.
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September Says review – uncanny and tender

by Hannah Strong

Two sisters share an unshakable bond in Ariane Labed’s uniquely strange feature debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a serious expression stands in front of a curtain, appearing intense and resolute.
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The Monkey review – Theo James goes ape

by Hannah Strong

A cheeky monkey with a violent streak gets Theo James in all sorts of trouble in Osgood Perkins’ bloodthirsty horror based on a Stephen King short story.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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I Am Martin Parr review – a one-sided artist portrait

by David Jenkins

An unapologetic hagiography of the famed British photographer whose work chronicles working class leisure time.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, in a close, intimate embrace.
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To A Land Unknown review – a brilliantly acted tale of moral complexity

by Marina Ashioti

Two Palestinian refugees navigate the seedy underbelly of Athens in Mahdi Fleifel’s compelling fiction feature debut.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a striped jumper, sitting on a sofa and reading a red book.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – pleasant but forgettable

by Hannah Strong

Renée Zellweger dons her big knickers again as the frazzled heroine, this time getting her groove back after her husband’s death.

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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Colourful stage lights and glittering sequinned costume of a female performer on a gold and red stage.
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The People’s Joker – you have to see it to believe it

by Violet Lucca

A glorious, multifarious and modern rethink of the coming of age story as filtered through superhero movies, stand-up and the trans experience.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Cottontail review – Lily Franky gives another stunning performance

by Josh Slater-Williams

Lily Franky stars in this tender tale about a father and son travelling from Tokyo to the Lake District to scatter his late wife’s ashes.

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4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a beige coat and a man in a dark suit stand in a dimly lit setting.
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Heart Eyes review – a gimmicky horror fauxmance

by Billie Walker

Two youngsters come a cropper of a very particular masked maniac in Josh Ruben’s dismal horror-romance mash-up.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
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