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Two people in formal attire, a man and a woman, engaged in conversation outdoors.
Review

Destination Wedding

by Hannah Strong

Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder make a com­pelling pair­ing in this mis­an­throp­ic roman­tic comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman with dark, curly hair and a serious expression, in low lighting.
Review

Madeline’s Madeline

by Manuela Lazic

New­com­er Hele­na Howard is aston­ish­ing in Josephine Decker’s bold explo­ration of art and authorship.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman singing into a microphone, wearing a green and white patterned dress, with a large gold necklace.
Review

Amazing Grace

by David Jenkins

The live record­ing of Aretha Franklin’s sem­i­nal gospel album is one of the great music documentaries.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man holding a young child in a dark room, with warm orange lighting.
Review

High Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Claire Denis con­tem­plates exis­tence, evo­lu­tion and sur­vival in deep space with Robert Pat­tin­son and Juli­ette Binoche.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Close-up of Pikachu wearing a black cap, with a yellow taxi cab in the background.
Review

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

by Hannah Strong

Ryan Reynolds voic­es everyone’s favourite elec­tric yel­low rodent in this fun, fast-paced mur­der mystery.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person with dark hair and a stern expression standing in front of microphones, wearing a black outfit.
Review

Vox Lux

by Greg Wetherall

A star is born amid trag­ic cir­cum­stances in Brady Corbet’s styl­ish and cyn­i­cal sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in black dress sitting on rock formation, helicopter in background, mountainous landscape
Review

Woman at War

by Aimee Knight

An Ice­landic choir teacher stakes a stand against big busi­ness in this com­pelling eco-thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Interior courtroom setting with two men in suits, students in desks
Review

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

by Hannah Strong

This con­tro­ver­sial Ted Bundy biopic star­ring Zac Efron only scratch­es the sur­face of its subject.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man and woman wearing hats and casual clothing walking together in an urban setting.
Review

Long Shot

by David Jenkins

Light romance in the west wing as Char­l­ize Theron hires Seth Rogen to fun­ny-up her speech­es… and more.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a dark waistcoat stands in a room decorated with drawings and photographs.
Review

Tolkien

by Matt Thrift

Nicholas Hoult stars in this bland lit­er­ary biopic of the life of Lord of the Rings scribe JRR Tolkien.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect