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Review

Jihad Jane

by Max Copeman

Cia­rán Cassidy’s engross­ing doc­u­men­tary exam­ines the mak­ing of an unlike­ly ter­ror cell.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Sonic the Hedgehog

by Anton Bitel

A scene-steal­ing Jim Car­rey just about sus­tains this fast, fun and for­get­table video game crossover.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

First Love

by Anton Bitel

A young romance blooms one wild night in Tokyo in direc­tor Takashi Miike’s high-ener­gy caper.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Daniel Isn’t Real

by Anton Bitel

A trau­ma­tised man sum­mons his for­mer imag­i­nary friend in Adam Egypt Mortimer’s knot­ty psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Horse Girl

by Stefania Sarrubba

Ali­son Brie writes and stars in this absorb­ing but uneven por­trait of a woman strug­gling with men­tal illness.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Underwater

by David Jenkins

Fee­ble, water-logged action caper in which under­sea ghouls ter­rorise Kris­ten Stew­art on a deep sea min­ing station.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Plus One

by Max Copeman

A pair of sin­gle­tons hatch a plan to get them through wed­ding sea­son in Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer’s spir­it­ed rom-com.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Birds of Prey

by Hannah Strong

Mar­got Rob­bie brings anar­chy and atti­tude to the DCEU in Cathy Yan’s pop-punk ode to womanhood.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Parasite

by Hannah Strong

Bong Joon-ho’s class-clash black com­e­dy will bur­row under your skin and stay there.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Talking About Trees

by Maria Nae

Four local film­mak­ers attempt to revive cin­e­ma-going in Sudan in this play­ful, inspir­ing documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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