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Review

The Farewell

by Carol Grant

Based on her own expe­ri­ences, Lulu Wang tells the sto­ry of a Chi­nese-Amer­i­can fam­i­ly who come togeth­er dur­ing a fam­i­ly crisis.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in white t-shirt and holding electric guitar performing at a microphone.
Review

Her Smell

by Hannah Strong

Elis­a­beth Moss is a punk-rock musi­cian spin­ning out of con­trol in Alex Ross Per­ry’s latest.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a purple sequinned dress standing on a balcony against a sunset backdrop.
Review

Phoenix

by Rógan Graham

A stir­ring and stark por­trait of a fam­i­ly in cri­sis from Nor­we­gian direc­tor Camil­la Strøm Henriksen.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Beekeeper in a protective suit holding a honeycomb surrounded by swirling bees.
Review

Honeyland

by Lillian Crawford

An art­ful study of cul­ture, pover­ty and ecol­o­gy which focus­es on an unlike­ly Mace­don­ian bee keeper.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four young women wearing white and cream-coloured dresses standing in a grassy field with a cloudy sky in the background.
Review

La Flor

by Matt Thrift

An epic in the lit­er­al sense of the world. Mar­i­ano Llinás goes long with this thrilling paean to genre cin­e­ma through the ages.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman in hijab carrying baby in destroyed urban area.
Review

For Sama

by David Jenkins

This tough but vital doc­u­men­tary depicts the sav­age bom­bard­ment of Alep­po from a female perspective.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two well-dressed individuals, a woman in a pale beige outfit and a man in a dark suit, sitting together on a patterned sofa against a floral wallpaper background.
Review

The Goldfinch

by Adam Woodward

Ansel Elgo­rt and Nicole Kid­man star in this dis­as­trous­ly dull adap­ta­tion of Don­na Tartt’s best-seller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Four people standing in a lush, green forest.
Review

IT Chapter Two

by Anton Bitel

Time stands still in more ways than one as this dull rehash of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 hor­ror over­stays its welcome.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A hand holding an ultrasound image showing a foetus.
Review

Seahorse

by Hannah Strong

A trans­gen­der man’s preg­nan­cy is the sub­ject of Jeanie Finlay’s ten­der, essen­tial documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Mrs Lowry & Son

by Lydia Figes

Vanes­sa Red­grave and Tim­o­thy Spall play moth­er and son in Adri­an Noble’s biog­ra­phy of LS Lowry.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect