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Review

Late Night

by Hannah Strong

Emma Thomp­son and Mindy Kaling are a joy to watch in this cosi­ly con­ven­tion­al TV indus­try satire.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

by Kambole Campbell

Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey becomes fused with a cos­mic enti­ty in this lack­lus­tre series add-on.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Dirty God

by Elena Lazic

A vic­tim of an acid attack learns to cope with her trau­ma in Sacha Polak’s emo­tion­al­ly intel­li­gent drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

#Like

by Anton Bitel

A teenag­er exacts revenge on her sister’s cyber stalk­er in Sarah Pirozek’s social­ly-con­scious thriller.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Sunset

by David Jenkins

The writer/​director of Son of Saul returns with a mys­tery thriller set around a Budapest hat empo­ri­um cir­ca 1910.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Ma

by Anton Bitel

Octavia Spencer reck­ons with teenage trau­ma in this sus­pense­ful and dark­ly fun­ny small­town horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

by Anton Bitel

The third instal­ment in Legendary’s Mon­ster­Verse fran­chise is a clash of the titans on an epic scale.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Booksmart

by Hannah Strong

Beanie Feld­stein and Kait­lyn Dev­er shine in a Super­bad-esque high school com­e­dy to savour.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Perfection

by Josh Slater-Williams

There’s shades of Bri­an De Pal­ma and Park Chan-wook in this Alli­son Williams-star­ring Net­flix thriller.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Too Late to Die Young

by David Jenkins

Kids hang loose as their par­ents attempt to build them a new civil­i­sa­tion in this easy­go­ing polit­i­cal fable.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect