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Review

Max Richter’s Sleep

by Thomas Hobbs

Max Richter’s eight-hour con­cept album is brought to life via Natal­ie Johns’s immer­sive con­cert film.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Real

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A cou­ple strug­gles to rec­on­cile their new romance with their emo­tion­al bag­gage in Aki Omoshaybi’s direc­to­r­i­al debut.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Mulan

by Leila Latif

Disney’s live action remake ditch­es the kitsch and catchy songs – and is arguably weak­er for it.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Isadora’s Children

by Josh Slater-Williams

Damien Manivel’s dra­ma cap­tures the grace and poise of pio­neer­ing chore­o­g­ra­ph­er Isado­ra Duncan.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Koko-di Koko-da

by Anton Bitel

A griev­ing cou­ple embark on a camp­ing trip in writer/​director Johannes Nyholm’s folk­loric psy­cho­log­i­cal horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Les Misérables

by David Jenkins

The hard­ships of dai­ly life in one of Paris’ tough­est neigh­bour­hoods are cap­tured in Ladj Ly’s La Haine-esque debut.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Bill & Ted Face the Music

by Charles Bramesco

The Wyld Stal­lyns return after near­ly three decades out of the sad­dle. The result could hard­ly be more excellent.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Hope Gap

by Lillian Crawford

Annette Ben­ing, Bill Night and Josh O’Connor star in this heartrend­ing sto­ry of mar­i­tal strife on the shoreline.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

by Hannah Strong

Char­lie Kauf­man presents a mind-bend­ing psy­chodra­ma about a young woman’s jour­ney to meet her boyfriend’s parents.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Matthias & Maxime

by Hannah Strong

Xavier Dolan returns to his Québécois roots with this lilt­ing reflec­tion on lost youth and unspo­ken love.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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