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Review

Donbass

by David Jenkins

War leads to absurd moral decline in the Ukraine in Sergei Losnitza’s pitch-dark com­e­dy of oppression.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in suits and bow ties, one with glasses, posing together.
Review

An Accidental Studio

by Thomas Hobbs

This affec­tion­ate doc tells the sto­ry of how George Harrison’s Hand­Made Films changed the face of British cinema.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people with facial expressions conveying sadness or concern.
Review

The World Is Yours

by David Jenkins

Isabelle Adjani steals this play­ful French gang­ster com­e­dy of hoods mak­ing a hash out of a sim­ple drug deal.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Shadowy figure in a darkened, underwater environment with eerie green lighting.
Review

Avengers: Endgame

by Hannah Strong

The stars align one final time in this emo­tion­al and fit­ting finale to the Avengers saga.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Ash is Purest White

by Trevor Johnston

Jia Zhangke com­bines gang­ster pic and social cri­tique to thrilling effect with help from his reg­u­lar part­ner in crime Zhao Tao.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Styx

by Anton Bitel

Susanne Wolff plays a woman lost at sea in this smart nau­ti­cal alle­go­ry from Wolf­gang Fischer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Red Joan

by Caitlin Quinlan

Judi Dench impress­es in a lim­it­ed role as the KGB’s longest-serv­ing British spy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Five people standing in a dimly lit room, dressed in 1940s-style clothing. Two women wearing red and grey, three men wearing suits. Warm tones and shadows create a moody, vintage atmosphere.
Review

Once Upon a Time in London

by David Jenkins

Simon Rumley’s post­war gang­ster flick goes out of its way to dero­man­ti­cise its deplorable subjects.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men, one dressed in a police uniform and the other in a blue jacket, standing in a room with blue walls.
Review

Dragged Across Concrete

by Hannah Strong

Mel Gib­son and Vince Vaughn play a pair of cor­rupt cops in S Craig Zahler’s ultra­vi­o­lent latest.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in dark suit with arms raised, standing by a pool overlooking a scenic landscape.
Review

Loro

by Josh Slater-Williams

Toni Servil­lo is Sil­vio Berlus­coni in this par­tial­ly fic­tion­alised biopic from Pao­lo Sorrentino.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect