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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
Two men standing in a maize field, discussing something. Tall green plants, overcast sky.
Review

The Peanut Butter Falcon

by Hannah Strong

This sweet-natured, Tom Sawyer-esque tale of unlike­ly com­pan­ion­ship has just enough charm to keep it going.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people in historical costumes in a lush green setting.
Review

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

by Elena Lazic

Angeli­na Jolie and co are back is this mud­dled and mis­guid­ed sequel to Disney’s invert­ed fairy tale.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Portrait of a young Black man in a floral print shirt, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
Review

What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?

by Manuela Lazic

Rober­to Minervini’s vital doc­u­men­tary fol­lows in the wake of a series of bru­tal killings of black men in the US.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a vibrant, patterned scarf stands by a window, looking thoughtfully outside.
Review

Non-Fiction

by David Jenkins

Juli­ette Binoche is reunit­ed with writer/​director Olivi­er Assayas for this sharply observed satire of the pub­lish­ing industry.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a beard and long, dark hair peers out from behind a wooden wall.
Review

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

by Roxanne Sancto

Jesse Pinkman returns in the long-await­ed big-screen send off for one of television’s best-loved characters.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a green embroidered jacket sitting at a table, examining a green ceramic dish.
Review

Beanpole

by Kambole Campbell

Kan­temir Balagov’s beau­ti­ful dra­ma depicts the last­ing wounds left by war, both phys­i­cal and psychological.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people standing near a brick wall, a man in a green shirt and a woman in a black jacket.
Review

Gemini Man

by Hannah Strong

Will Smith goes mano-a-mano with his younger self in direc­tor Ang Lee’s exhil­a­rat­ing action spectacle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Blonde woman in grey cardigan sitting and smiling at camera.
Review

American Woman

by David Jenkins

A star turn from Sien­na Miller pow­ers this poignant blue-col­lar dra­ma from writer/​director Jake Scott.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in black clothing and a woman in a blue headscarf intently examining an object together against a vibrant blue background.
Review

The Day Shall Come

by Adam Woodward

Chris Mor­ris expos­es the ​“dark farce” at the heart of US home­land secu­ri­ty in this blunt polit­i­cal satire.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect