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A man in a dark suit and tie gestures with a clenched fist, standing in front of a modern glass-fronted building.
Review

High Flying Bird

by Adam Woodward

André Hol­land plays a sports agent who takes on the NBA in this qui­et­ly rad­i­cal dra­ma from Steven Soderbergh.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A middle-aged man with long hair wearing a black robe stands at a wooden podium, with a group of people in robes seated behind him in a dimly lit, ornate room.
Review

All Is True

by Caitlin Quinlan

Ken­neth Branagh directs and stars in this famil­iar and rather sil­ly William Shake­speare biopic.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in cold weather gear standing in front of snow-capped mountains and buildings.
Review

Cold Pursuit

by Lou Thomas

Liam Nee­son plays a snow­plow dri­ver on the path of revenge in this frost-bit­ten action-comedy-thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two adults, a man and a woman, facing each other closely, heads nearly touching. Strong contrast between light and shadow.
Review

If Beale Street Could Talk

by Tayler Montague

Intense melan­choly and bliss­ful romance mask an under­cur­rent of polit­i­cal out­rage in Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ rhap­sod­ic take on James Baldwin.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand in a doorway. The woman has curly blonde hair, and the man has his hand on his face, appearing distressed.
Review

Boy Erased

by Ella Kemp

Lucas Hedges plays a young man strug­gling with his sex­u­al iden­ti­ty in this ten­der dra­ma from direc­tor Joel Edgerton.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and intense expression, framed against a shadowy background.
Review

Alita: Battle Angel

by David Jenkins

Robert Rodriguez’s lat­est is that rare beast: a throw­back, effects-dri­ven sci­ence fic­tion epic that runs on an infec­tious sense of fun.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Distorted human figure in blue hues, partially obscured by fractured glass or ice.
Review

Burning

by Trevor Johnston

Lee Chang-dong’s sly take on a Haru­ki Muraka­mi short sto­ry is a slow-burn mys­tery touched by genius.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men seated in a turquoise vintage car, one Caucasian and one Black, looking ahead.
Review

Green Book

by Adam Woodward

Vig­go Mortensen and Maher­sha­la Ali embark on a tour of the Jim Crow south in Peter Farrelly’s crowd-pleas­ing bud­dy comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Velvet Buzzsaw

by Hannah Strong

Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyl­len­haal and Rene Rus­so reunite for a bizarre mys­tery hor­ror set in LA’s fine art scene.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man in sunglasses and a woman on a phone, stand outdoors in front of a glass wall.
Review

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

by David Jenkins

Melis­sa McCarthy and Richard E Grant are on top form in Marielle Heller’s melan­choly tale of forgery and friendship.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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