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Review

Show Me The Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall

by Romelly Eavis

A colour­ful por­trait of the famed photographer’s life, both behind and in front of the camera.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

by Glenn Heath Jr

Ter­ry Gilliam final­ly com­pletes his pas­sion project after 30 years of plan­ning. He shouldn’t have bothered.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Queen & Slim

by David Jenkins

Daniel Kalu­uya and Jodie Turn­er-Smith are lovers on the run in Meli­na Mat­soukas’ clum­sy crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Rhythm Section

by Charles Bramesco

Blake Live­ly is hell­bent on revenge in direc­tor Reed Morano’s female-inflect­ed riff on James Bond.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

by Hannah Strong

Tom Han­ks is per­fect­ly cast as the late Fred Rogers, America’s favourite neighbour.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Lighthouse

by Elena Lazic

Robert Pat­tin­son and Willem Dafoe take a bru­tal tum­ble into the abyss in Robert Eggers’ mono­chrome nightmare.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Richard Jewell

by Mark Asch

Clint East­wood con­tin­ues his stel­lar run of films about unlike­ly Amer­i­can heroes hunt­ed by the spotlight.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Turning

by Anton Bitel

Flo­ria Sigismondi’s long-delayed update of ​‘The Turn of the Screw’ final­ly sur­faces – was the wait worth it?

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Dolittle

by Charles Bramesco

Robert Downey Jr takes on the famous lit­er­ary physi­cian with pre­dictably dis­as­trous results.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Personal History of David Copperfield

by Lou Thomas

Arman­do Ian­nuc­ci trades satire for spir­it­ed peri­od com­e­dy in a Charles Dick­ens adap­ta­tion for the ages.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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