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Snowy mountain peaks, a dilapidated building on a rocky outcrop, and a person on a path in the foreground.
Review

Murder Me, Monster

by Josh Slater-Williams

A head­less woman sparks a search for a myth­i­cal crea­ture in Ale­jan­dro Fadel’s taut moun­tain­side thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

I’m Your Woman

by Leila Latif

Rachel Bros­na­han sheds her Mrs Maisel shtick in this com­pelling road movie about a woman on the run.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Nimic

by David Jenkins

Matt Dil­lon joins Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos for this bizarre short about a New York cel­list whose life is usurped by a passer-by.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman with curly hair wearing headphones and singing into a microphone while playing an acoustic guitar in a recording studio.
Review

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

by Sydney Urbanek

Tay­lor Swift and her folk­lore col­lab­o­ra­tors per­form and dis­sect the pan­dem­ic album at New York’s Long Pond Studios.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Red, White and Blue

by David Jenkins

John Boye­ga tack­les insti­tu­tion­al big­otry with­in the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Police in Steve McQueen’s sear­ing anti-racism drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Zappa

by Erik Nielsen

Alex Win­ter directs this expan­sive por­trait of the self-styled rock god, for hard­core fans and skep­tics alike.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Possessor

by Leila Latif

Bran­don Cro­nen­berg fol­lows up his impres­sive debut Antivi­ral with a vis­cer­al slice of hal­lu­ci­na­to­ry ultraviolence.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Happiest Season

by Hannah Strong

Kris­ten Stew­art and Macken­zie Davis star in Clea DuVall’s fes­tive rom-com about going home and com­ing out.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Lovers Rock

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen deliv­ers a sub­lime par­ty film for the ages in the sec­ond instal­ment of his Small Axe series.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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