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A woman in a vibrant, flame-coloured dress stands in a dimly lit room, surrounded by children in school uniforms.
Review

Little Monsters

by Anton Bitel

Lupi­ta Nyong’o defends a group of school kids from a zom­bie horde in Abe Forsythe’s tame comedy-horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Wintry forest with silhouetted figure, bare trees, snow-covered ground, and subtle lighting.
Review

Klaus

by Kambole Campbell

Netflix’s first ani­mat­ed fea­ture pro­duc­tion is a gor­geous look­ing fes­tive heart-warmer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A group of men standing around a red sports car, one holding a trophy aloft. The men are smiling and appear to be celebrating a victory or achievement.
Review

Le Mans ’66

by David Jenkins

The might of Ford takes on the mag­ic of Fer­rari in this full-throt­tle motor­ing dra­ma from James Mangold.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man and two women, one with a young child, standing on a wooden porch at night.
Review

Marriage Story

by Matt Thrift

Noah Baum­bach deliv­ers what just might be his mas­ter­piece with this bit­ter­ly fun­ny divorce drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in front of a Christmas tree with lights.
Review

Last Christmas

by Adam Woodward

This mis­judged yule­tide rom-com does a gross dis­ser­vice to George Michael’s musi­cal legacy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Silver sports car with gull-wing doors, man in suit sitting on the car.
Review

Driven

by David Jenkins

The true tale, trag­ic tale of Amer­i­can car engi­neer John DeLore­an is ren­dered as a colour­ful, brash but throw­away farce.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two elder men seated at a table, one with a portrait of a woman hung on the wall behind them.
Review

Meeting Gorbachev

by Lou Thomas

The for­mer pres­i­dent of the Sovi­et Union sits down to dis­cuss his per­son­al lega­cy and the cur­rent state of things.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of men in military and naval uniforms standing in front of aircraft.
Review

Midway

by Adam Woodward

Roland Emmerich’s expen­sive­ly mount­ed re-enact­ment of the Bat­tle of Mid­way ben­e­fits from a bal­anced perspective.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people sitting on chairs in a room - a man in a suit, a man in a blue jacket, and a woman in a dark outfit.
Review

Luce

by Glenn Heath Jr

Race and priv­i­lege come under the micro­scope in direc­tor Julius Onah’s thought-pro­vok­ing drama.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person climbing rock face high above cloudy sky.
Review

The Aeronauts

by Hannah Strong

Eddie Red­mayne and Felic­i­ty Jones play Vic­to­ri­an bal­loon enthu­si­asts in this unin­spired his­tor­i­cal drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect