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Review

Calm with Horses

by David Jenkins

This Irish gang­land saga is pow­ered by excep­tion­al per­for­mances from Niamh Algar, Cos­mo Jarvis and Bar­ry Keoghan.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Hunt

by Charles Bramesco

It’s Lib­er­al Elites ver­sus Red Staters in Craig Zobel’s long-delayed hor­ror-satire. The wait was hard­ly worth it.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

And Then We Danced

by Emily Maskell

Rival­ry and romance bloom in Swedish-Geor­gian direc­tor Lev­an Akin’s cap­ti­vat­ing com­ing-of-age drama.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Bacurau

by Biju Belinky

Direc­tors Kle­ber Men­donça Fil­ho and Juliano Dor­nelles skew­er mod­ern Brazil­ian his­to­ry in this sub­ver­sive sur­vival thriller.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Sulphur and White

by Jess Duffy

A suc­cess­ful man strug­gles to come to terms with trau­mat­ic events from his past in Julian Jarrold’s inef­fec­tive drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

by David Jenkins

A mea­sured, light­ly poet­ic look at the life and work of one of the great mod­ern storytellers.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Fantasy Island

by Charles Bramesco

A trop­i­cal get­away becomes a wak­ing night­mare for its hap­less guests in this dire reboot of the ​’70s TV show.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Vitalina Varela

by Mark Asch

Por­tuguese mas­ter Pedro Cos­ta charts a Cape Verdean émigré’s jour­ney through the out­skirts of Lisbon.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a child sitting by a glowing lantern on a beach at sunset, looking out over the ocean.
Review

Onward

by Hannah Strong

Tom Hol­land and Chris Pratt play teenage elves on a quest in Pixar’s under­whelm­ing fan­ta­sy adventure.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four people sitting at a table in a rustic mountain lodge, enjoying food and drink while looking out at a snowy landscape through large windows. Dark wooden furniture and a chequered tablecloth contrast with the bright, wintry scene outside.
Review

Downhill

by Hannah Strong

This US remake of Ruben Östlund’s ski-bound com­e­dy-dra­ma Force Majeure over­sim­pli­fies the source material.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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