Reviews

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Review

The Hate U Give

by Kambole Campbell

With a breakout turn from Amandla Stenberg, this YA melodrama offers a fresh look at institutional oppression.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Stan & Ollie

by David Jenkins

Jon S Baird’s biopic makes you question whether the titular silent comedy duo were ever funny in the first place.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

by David Jenkins

Aubrey Plaza endures a wild, weird night in Jim Hosking’s turgid follow-up to The Greasy Strangler.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Vs

by Thomas Hobbs

Director Ed Lilly’s against-the-odds tale of a white UK rapper feels like a missed opportunity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Dogman

by Adam Woodward

A diminutive dog groomer comes a cropper in this dour crime fable from Italian director Matteo Garrone.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Fahrenheit 11/9

by Adam Woodward

Michael Moore takes aim at both sides of the political establishment in this scattershot survey of Trump’s America.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Halloween

by Hannah Strong

David Gordon Green presents a John Carpenter-approved sequel to the slasher classic from 1978.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records

by Ed Gibbs

The ground-breaking label marks its half-century with a glossy new documentary celebrating its legacy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Sink

by Gus Edgar-Chan

There’s plenty of heart in Mark Gillis’ micro-budget survey of the UK’s job market crisis.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Bad Times at the El Royale

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Seven strangers convene in a run-down Lake Tahoe hotel in Drew Goddard’s enjoyably pulpy ensemble mystery.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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