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Review

Atlantics

by David Jenkins

Mati Diop announces her­self as a major new tal­ent with this Goth­ic-tinged roman­tic mystery.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a green dress stands in a dimly lit room, surrounded by other people, some of whom have their hands raised, as if in conversation.
Review

The Nightingale

by Elena Lazic

Jen­nifer Kent fol­lows up The Babadook with a gru­elling yet vital por­trait of colo­nial­ism in 19th cen­tu­ry Tasmania.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three women in period costumes standing outdoors on a grassy pathway, with a brick building in the background.
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Little Women

by David Jenkins

Gre­ta Ger­wig deliv­ers one of the great mod­ern lit­er­ary adap­ta­tions with her sec­ond fea­ture as writer/​director.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Promare

by Kambole Campbell

Pyro­ki­net­ic mutants, shirt­less fire­fight­ers and eco-fas­cists col­lide in the first fea­ture film from Stu­dio Trigger.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two elderly religious figures, one in white robes and one in red, walking together in a garden with trees and leaves in the background.
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The Two Popes

by Charles Bramesco

Antho­ny Hop­kins and Jonathan Pryce give an act­ing mas­ter­class in Fer­nan­do Meirelles’ Papal tête‑à-tête.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Permission

by Maria Nae

A female indoor foot­ball play­er tack­les her patri­ar­chal oppres­sors in Soheil Beiraghi’s com­pelling drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Here for Life

by Glenn Heath Jr

Adri­an Jack­son and Andrea Luka Zimmerman’s exper­i­men­tal doc­u­men­tary gives a voice to East London’s artists.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Ophelia

by Maria Nae

Daisy Rid­ley stars in this bold but ulti­mate­ly con­fused melo­dra­mat­ic update of Shakespeare’s ​‘Ham­let’.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Heimat is a Space in Time

by Matt Turner

Ger­man doc­u­men­tar­i­an Thomas Heise exam­ines his fam­i­ly his­to­ry around the turn of the 20th century.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Greener Grass

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sub­ur­ban soc­cer moms get the Step­ford Wives treat­ment cour­tesy of direc­tors Joce­lyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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