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Review

Capone

by Charles Bramesco

Tom Hardy goes for broke in this pedestrian twilight-years biopic of notorious mobster Al Capone.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

by Hannah Strong

Eliza Hittman’s emotionally bruising, exceptionally tender abortion drama is not to be missed.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Whistlers

by David Jenkins

Double, triple and quadruple crosses play a part in this lightly-eccentric gangster thriller from a Romanian great.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Spaceship Earth

by Charles Bramesco

The true story of a group of people who spent two years quarantined in a giant replica of Earth’s ecosystem.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Infinite Football

by Adam Woodward

One man’s soccer obsession becomes a humble plea for a better world in Corneliu Porumboiu’s riveting documentary.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Ema

by Caitlin Quinlan

A dancer goes on the warpath in Pablo Larraín’s scorching survey of love and family in modern-day Chile.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Half of It

by Grace Z Li

Alice Wu returns with a coming-of-age story about being an outsider – and being bold.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Assistant

by Hannah Strong

Director Kitty Green highlights the systemic abuse women suffer in the workplace in this powerful drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Moffie

by Hannah Strong

A pair of conscripts find love amid the chaos of Apartheid in Oliver Hermanus’ queer war drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Extraction

by David Jenkins

Chris Hemsworth goes full Rambo in this slick, soulless shoot-em-up penned by Joe Russo.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect