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Review

Rumours review – laughing while crying inside

by Josh Slater-Williams

Evan John­son, Galen John­son and Guy Maddin’s polit­i­cal satire pits world lead­ers against an unlike­ly cli­mate event.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Remembering Every Night review – cinema as poetry

by Barney Nuttall

Yui Kiyohara’s wist­ful, med­i­ta­tive new film fol­lows three women’s lives as they inter­sect in the qui­et out­skirts of Tokyo.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

On Becoming A Guinea Fowl review – searing and disorientating

by Hannah Strong

The death of a beloved uncle in a mid­dle-class Zam­bian fam­i­ly brings some dif­fi­cult truths to light in Rungano Nyoni’s sur­re­al sec­ond feature.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Mia Wasikowska in an orange shirt and brown skirt walks in front of a school campus building with students behind her.
Review

Club Zero review – leaves a sour taste

by Hannah Strong

Jes­si­ca Haus­ner’s dra­ma about a teacher who begins a trou­bling diet club at an elite high school is a poor­ly-judged slog to sit through.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Grand Theft Hamlet review – all the world’s a stage

by Marina Ashioti

A pro­duc­tion of Shakespeare’s Ham­let in online world of Grand Theft Auto became these two actors’ answer to the pandemic’s enforced lockdowns.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a long, flowing fuschia dress standing in a garden at night with Christmas lights in the background.
Review

Nightbitch review – Amy Adams is back

by Jourdain Searles

Amy Adams is on great form in Marielle Heller’s adap­ta­tion of Rachel Yoder’s nov­el about a new moth­er who is alarmed dis­cov­er she is turn­ing into a dog.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A close-up view of a man with dishevelled dark hair making a wide, toothy grin.
Review

The Contestant review – discomforting and totally immersive

by Barney Nuttall

Clair Tit­ley’s doc tells the out­ra­geous sto­ry of a Japan­ese man who was left naked and trapped in a room for over a year, unwit­ting­ly becom­ing a real­i­ty TV star.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women, one older and one younger, sitting close together and looking contemplative.
Review

All We Imagine as Light review – this one is for the lover girls

by Jenna Mahale

Pay­al Kapa­di­a’s first fic­tion fea­ture is a gor­geous romance con­cern­ing the lives of two con­trast­ing nurs­es in present-day Mumbai.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Ralph Fiennes in Conclave, standing in an ornate red and gold liturgical vestments, surrounded by other clergy in similar attire.
Review

Conclave review – a slick romp with delusions of grandeur

by David Jenkins

A pow­er strug­gle at the heart of the Catholic church is the con­ceit for Edward Berg­er’s quite sil­ly papal drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two female characters in tropical setting, surrounded by palm trees and water.
Review

Moana 2 review – a tidal wave of joy on the big screen

by Yasmine Kandil

Although it doesn’t quite soar to the heights of the orig­i­nal, there’s a lot to enjoy in this delight­ful sequel.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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