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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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Review

Present.Perfect.

by Matt Turner

China’s vast live-stream­ing indus­try is laid bare in Shengze Zhu’s cap­ti­vat­ing documentary.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Midnight Traveler

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Afghan direc­tor Has­san Fazili doc­u­ments his family’s per­se­cu­tion at the hands of the Taliban.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Bad Boys for Life

by Adam Woodward

This is not a review of Bad Boys for Life. This is a requiem for Bad Boys.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

A Hidden Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pri­vate, unseen protest forges a spir­i­tu­al path to God in Ter­rence Malick’s rhap­sod­ic resis­tance drama.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Waves

by Hannah Strong

Writer/​director Trey Edward Shults deliv­ers anoth­er spiky inter­ro­ga­tion of par­ent-child relationships.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Just Mercy

by Hannah Strong

Des­tin Daniel Cretton’s biopic of wrong­ly incar­cer­at­ed death row inmate Wal­ter McMil­lian plays it a lit­tle too safe.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Weathering with You

by Kambole Campbell

Your Name direc­tor Mako­to Shinkai returns with a riv­et­ing fan­ta­sy romance back­dropped by envi­ron­men­tal ruin.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three blonde women in formal attire - grey, pink, and black outfits - standing in an elevator.
Review

Bombshell

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This star­ry post-#MeToo take­down of tox­ic mas­culin­i­ty gross­ly mis­rep­re­sents its female subjects.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This grip­ping dra­ma writ­ten, direct­ed by and star­ring an Indige­nous Cana­di­an woman has qui­et­ly snuck onto Netflix.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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