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Review

Holiday

by David Jenkins

Abuse of all styles and inten­si­ties fea­ture in this chill­ing crime dra­ma from the per­spec­tive of a gangster’s moll.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man with curly hair and glasses standing in front of a poster advertising "Brooklyn's own MIKE TYSON".
Review

Do the Right Thing (1989)

by Kambole Campbell

Spike Lee’s mag­num opus tells the sto­ry of a tense, swel­ter­ing sum­mer day in Brook­lyn, New York.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two Asian adults, a man and a woman, standing in a store holding a sign.
Review

Oldboy (2003)

by Kambole Campbell

Park Chan-wook’s revenge thriller mix­es styl­ish thrills and per­verse twists with a sur­pris­ing amount of humour.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Intruder

by Elena Lazic

Mis­chie­vous and plea­sur­able genre antics with Den­nis Quaid as a tooled-up, MAGA-hat­ted nutbag.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

by Hannah Strong

Stars and worlds col­lide as Quentin Taran­ti­no serves up his most thought­ful and per­son­al work to date.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Current War

by Hannah Strong

This star-stud­ded retelling of the rival­ry between elec­tric­i­ty mag­nates Thomas Edi­son and George West­ing­house lacks dra­mat­ic spark.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Die Tomorrow

by David Jenkins

A play­ful, philo­soph­i­cal and gen­tly maudlin film which toys with the neg­a­tive stig­ma attached to dying.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

by Ed Gibbs

Doc­u­men­tar­i­an Nick Broom­field shows his roman­tic side with this touch­ing por­trait of Leonard Cohen and his muse.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Chambermaid

by David Jenkins

A young hotel maid is the cap­ti­vat­ing sub­ject of Mex­i­can film­mak­er Lila Avilés’ bone-dry social satire.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Tell It to the Bees

by Ella Kemp

Anna Paquin and Hol­l­i­day Grainger star in Annabel Jankel’s emo­tion­al­ly-strained sap­ph­ic romance.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect