Reviews

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Review

Sorry to Bother You

by Matthew Eng

Boots Riley’s surrealist vision of corporate servitude is a comedy with plenty of willpower and zero apologies.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Opera House

by Lillian Crawford

This archive doc chronicles the history of New York’s storied Metropolitan Opera.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Tag

by Finley Crebolder

Silly schoolyard antics trip over into adulthood in this fitfully entertaining comedy of male friendship.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Three Identical Strangers

by Matthew Eng

Tim Wardle revisits a ripped-from-the-headlines phenomenon in a docu-study full of surprises.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

by Lillian Crawford

Don’t miss this sensitive and intuitive portrait of the iconic Japanese film composer.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Vagabond (1985)

by David Jenkins

A welcome re-release of Agnés Varda’s best film, chronicling the final days of a French wanderer in search of freedom.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Sicario 2: Soldado

by Adam Woodward

Benicio Del Toro is at his formidable best in this deeply cynical and scattershot cartel saga sequel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Adrift

by Anton Bitel

Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin play a young couple lost at sea in Baltasar Kormákur’s survival romance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Leave No Trace

by David Jenkins

Debra Granik’s tender story of a father and daughter living off the grid is one of the year’s very best.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Incredibles 2

by Hannah Strong

Family remains very much at the heart of Brad Bird and Pixar’s animated superhero sequel.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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