Reviews

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Review

Lady Bird

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Saoirse Ronan experiences growing pains in Sacramento in Greta Gerwig’s delightful indie comedy.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Black Panther

by Hannah Strong

Creed wunderkind Ryan Coogler takes the reigns to deliver Marvel’s best origin story since Iron Man.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Fifty Shades Freed

by Charles Bramesco

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan go out with a whimper in this mildly titillating trilogy capper.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The 15:17 to Paris

by David Jenkins

Clint Eastwood cleverly restages a real-life act of heroism in this intriguing and moving docudrama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Loveless

by Cian Traynor

Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev follows up Leviathan with a bleak but captivating social drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Mercy

by David Jenkins

Colin Firth heads for the open ocean in this mysterious drama from British writer/director James Marsh.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Lies We Tell

by Ella Kemp

Gabriel Byrne and Harvey Keitel slum it in the this subpar Brit gangster flick from Mitu Misra.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Makala

by David Jenkins

Emmanuel Gras documents one man’s daily grind in the Democratic Republic of Congo in this tough but compelling film.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Journey’s End

by David Jenkins

The grim realities of life in the World War One trenches is the subject of this rousing if unoriginal tale of soldiers on the edge of sanity.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Roman J Israel, Esq

by Elena Lazic

Denzel Washington plays an altruistic attorney in this low-key crime thriller from Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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