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A man with dreadlocks wearing an ornate, patterned shirt appears to be in a recording studio, examining a record.
Review

Dolemite Is My Name

by Charles Bramesco

Eddie Mur­phy is back to his live-wire best in this funkadel­ic biog­ra­phy of Blax­ploita­tion icon Rudy Ray Moore.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men walking down a street, one wearing a red jacket and the other a beige coat. Cars are parked along the sidewalk and trees line the street.
Review

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

by Elena Lazic

Bay Area native Jim­mie Fails stars in this sen­ti­men­tal semi-auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal dra­ma from direc­tor Joe Talbot.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a floral print dress and a captain's hat stands in a room with bookshelves and a typewriter on a table.
Review

The Beach Bum

by Hannah Strong

Har­mo­ny Korine and Matthew McConaugh­ey hit the Flori­da Keys for a mad­cap slack­er odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A group of armed individuals in military uniforms standing in a line, with one person in the foreground dressed differently. The setting appears to be in a rural, rugged environment with a dilapidated wall in the background.
Review

Monos

by Josh Slater-Williams

A group of teenage guer­ril­las enter the heart of dark­ness in Ale­jan­dro Lan­des’ moun­tain­top tour de force.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two adults, a woman and a man, standing outside and talking. The woman is wearing a floral print dress and hat, while the man is wearing a checked shirt and holding some documents.
Review

The Laundromat

by David Jenkins

Stephen Soder­bergh assem­bles an all-star cast to sift through the wreck­age of the 2015 Pana­ma Papers leak.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of friends enjoying cosy evening by candlelight.
Review

Zombi Child

by Ella Kemp

A his­to­ry les­son turns into a hor­ror movie in Bertrand Bonello’s bold recla­ma­tion of the zom­bie legend.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four people standing in a field of tall wheat, wearing a mix of casual and Western-style clothing.
Review

Zombieland: Double Tap

by David Jenkins

A tire­some fol­ly that rejoins us with the char­ac­ters of a mild­ly suc­cess­ful 2009 hor­ror-com­e­dy which absolute­ly no-one remembers.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A person with curly dark hair wearing a black coat stands outside in a snowy, urban setting.
Review

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

by Trevor Johnston

This ten­der por­trait of the exu­ber­ant INXS front­man avoids tabloid hys­te­ria in its search for a frag­ile soul.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Animated characters of sheep and dog standing on snowy ground at night surrounded by sparkling effects.
Review

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

by Trevor Johnston

Aardman’s wool­ly hero has an unex­pect­ed vis­i­tor in this warm-heart­ed stop-motion sequel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Rainy street scene with person in denim jacket jumping in the air, holding an open umbrella.
Review

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

by BP Flanagan

Stan­ley Donen and Gene Kelly’s time­less musi­cal remains an effer­ves­cent, life-affirm­ing wonder.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect