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Two women in period costumes standing on a hill with crosses in the background, against a cloudy sky.
Review

Nosferatu review – an earthy, erotic masterwork

by Charles Bramesco

Robert Eggers realis­es a life­long dream in reimag­in­ing the tale of Count Orlok, with spell­bind­ing results.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Pensive Black man with serious expression in natural setting.
Review

Nickel Boys review – a miracle of a movie

by Sam Bodrojan

With this adap­ta­tion of Col­son White­heads Pulitzer Prize-win­ning nov­el, film­mak­er RaMell Ross deliv­ers 2024’s most har­row­ing and tran­scen­dent film.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two lion cubs in a grassy field, their golden fur and expressive faces visible against a blue sky.
Review

Mufasa: The Lion King review – let down by weak script and songs

by David Jenkins

A rous­ing, noble mis­step from Bar­ry Jenk­ins, in which the paw-print of this great film­mak­er is too light to make out.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals in cowboy attire standing in a desert landscape.
Review

National Anthem review – maintains a bold sense of hopefulness

by Emily Maskell

An intro­vert­ed 21-year-old sup­port­ing his fam­i­ly with man­u­al labour finds a new com­mu­ni­ty in a queer rodeo group in Luke Gil­ford’s charm­ing take on the western.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Aaron Taylor Johnson as Kraven, wearing a leather vest and gloves, with a stern expression, stands in front of a dark background.
Review

Kraven the Hunter review – put it out of its misery

by Hannah Strong

Aaron Tay­lor John­son tries his best in JC Chan­dor’s woe­ful entry in the Sony Spi­der-Man Universe.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in Queer, engaged in animated conversation at a bar table.
Review

Queer review – Burroughs would be proud

by Hannah Strong

Luca Guadagni­no heads on down to Mex­i­co with Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in his free­wheel­ing take on William S. Bur­roughs’ epony­mous novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a man singing and playing a guitar, with a microphone on his head and warm lighting.
Review

A Complete Unknown review – drips with hollow trivia

by David Jenkins

Tim­o­th­ée Cha­la­met plays music leg­end Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s lat­est, which appears total­ly unwill­ing to escape the vapid biopic formula.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Vibrant anime-style characters, including a woman with long red hair, a bearded older man in ornate robes, and a blonde man, seated in an ornate, dimly lit chamber.
Review

Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim review – not canon-level

by David Jenkins

This ani­mé-style jour­ney to Mid­dle Earth dials back on risk and charm to robust­ly tell a sim­ple tale of good ver­sus evil.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men seated outdoors, one with a beard, wearing coats and jumpers.
Review

Merchant Ivory review – an affectionate yet shallow biodoc

by Marina Ashioti

Stephen Soucy delves into the cre­ative and per­son­al part­ner­ship of Ismail Mer­chant and James Ivory which pro­duced some of Britain’s great­est lit­er­ary adaptations.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two girls sitting at desks, drawing and writing in their notebooks. Colourful pens and pencils on the desks.
Review

Favoriten review – a moving exploration into the artistic potential of children

by Jordan Cronk

Over three years, Ruth Beck­er­mann doc­u­ments school life in a mul­ti­cul­tur­al work­ing class dis­trict of Vienna.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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