Reviews

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Review

Megalopolis review – scintillating, absurd and violently original

by David Jenkins

Ignore the haters – this is the kaleidoscopic, enriching, Wellsian vision of a grand old master with nothing to lose.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Wolfs review – it’s content, not cinema

by Hannah Strong

Two lone wolf fixers bicker their way through Jon Watts' sparkless action comedy, which wastes the charisma of George Clooney.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Goldman Case review – a thumping courtroom drama

by David Jenkins

Cédric Kahn recreates the gripping 1976 trial of political activist Pierre Goldman in this immersive courtroom drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

His Three Daughters review – fires on all pistons

by David Jenkins

Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen play estranged sisters reuniting to care for their ailing father in Azazel Jacobs’ affecting chamber drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Substance review – as shallow as the very thing it’s critiquing

by Hannah Strong

Coralie Fargeat's supposed satire on Hollywood's impossible standards for women is an ultimately unpleasant and ugly screed against those that try to play the game.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Girls Will Be Girls review – sympathetic to teendom

by Natasha Jagger

Shuchi Talati's sensitive Sundance sensation focuses on a teenage girl in North India who experiences first love amid clashing with her mother.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

My Favourite Cake review – a charming slice-of-life film

by Fatima Sheriff

An elderly woman discovers romance again in Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha's touching dramedy.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Will & Harper – a charming but impersonal road trip movie

by Juan Barquin

Will Ferrell and his best friend Harper Steele embark on a cross-country road trip, reflecting on Steele's experiences as a recently out trans woman, in Josh Greenbaum's meandering but sweet documentary.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Speak No Evil review – an effective game of cat and mouse

by David Jenkins

James McAvoy is a blast as the overly-friendly patriarch who invites unwitting tourists back to his west country stack for fun and games.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

In Camera review – a star is born in Nabhaan Rizwan

by Hannah Strong

Naqqash Khalid’s inventive feature debut is a spiky take on navigating the British film industry as a non-white actor.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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