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A woman with long, wind-swept brown hair stands against a mountainous backdrop, her expression pensive.
Review

Gwen

by Josh Slater-Williams

William McGregor’s atmos­pher­ic Indus­tri­al Rev­o­lu­tion-era folk hor­ror runs out of plot.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Plastic figures with decorative headdress and red lips, arranged in a surreal underwater scene.
Review

My Friend the Polish Girl

by David Jenkins

Direc­tors Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek offer a unique, if not entire­ly suc­cess­ful spin on the cul­ture clash drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two young men, one standing with a bicycle, in a grassy field with trees in the background.
Review

Making Noise Quietly

by Kambole Campbell

This mea­sured adap­ta­tion of Robert Holman’s stage play can’t quite escape its the­atre roots.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Vast green fields, person standing in white clothing, silhouetted against warm sunset sky
Review

The Edge

by Adam Woodward

England’s Test crick­et side of 2009 – 2013 comes under the micro­scope in this can­did documentary.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Elderly person in director's chair on sandy beach, seagulls in background.
Review

Varda by Agnès

by Aimee Knight

The late doyenne of French cin­e­ma offers a per­son­al guide through her trea­sured oeuvre.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A close-up of a lion cub in the darkness, with its piercing eyes and textured fur visible.
Review

The Lion King

by Adam Woodward

Jon Favreau’s update of Disney’s ani­mat­ed epic shows the studio’s remake phi­los­o­phy is not so prob­lem free.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair sitting by a window, looking thoughtful.
Review

Only You

by David Jenkins

Laia Cos­ta and Josh O’Connor are swept up in a whirl­wind romance in Har­ry Wootliff’s ten­der debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Elderly man with long grey hair wearing a dark jacket, looking pensive and deep in thought.
Review

The Brink

by David Jenkins

Stephen K Ban­non builds a right wing pop­ulist move­ment in this intrigu­ing por­trait of a self-styled polit­i­cal scoundrel.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person riding a horse across a grassy field with a small dog nearby. The field is surrounded by trees and there are clouds in the blue sky.
Review

Our Time

by David Jenkins

Mex­i­can mav­er­ick Car­los Rey­gadas directs and stars in this lyri­cal, uncon­ven­tion­al rela­tion­ship drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in heavy winter coats, one in a cap, standing in a city street at dusk.
Review

Kursk: The Last Mission

by Anton Bitel

Thomas Vin­ter­berg recon­structs the K‑141 Kursk sub­ma­rine dis­as­ter but throws in a few too many gimmicks.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect