Reviews

A person wearing a blue jumper and holding a large soft toy in a grassy field with mountains in the background.
Review

Brigsby Bear

by Josh Slater-Williams

If you go down in the woods today, you’re sure to be underwhelmed...

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people with dark hair and casual clothes leaning in close, intimately touching foreheads.
Review

Stronger

by Charles Bramesco

David Gordon Green teams up with Jake Gyllenhaal to bring us a biopic that’s harder, better, faster...

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three individuals wearing formal attire, including a man in a tuxedo and two women in colourful dresses, standing together in what appears to be a formal event setting.
Review

The Disaster Artist

by Hannah Strong

It’s a Franco bros two-for-one in this madcap making-of yarn about Tommy Wiseau’s The Room.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Colourful cartoon figures; woman in yellow, duck-like creature, abstract shapes and patterns.
Review

Lu Over the Wall

by Michael Leader

Masaaki Yuasa’s second film of 2017 proves he’s one to watch in the anime world.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people wearing traditional Japanese clothing in a forest setting.
Review

Blade of the Immortal

by Glenn Heath Jr

Takashi Miike is up to his old tricks with this super samurai slaughter-fest.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A black-and-white portrait of a young man with dark hair and intense gaze, dressed in a suit and looking directly at the camera.
Review

Love, Cecil

by Joe Boden

Director Lisa Immordino Vreeland offers a glossy and superficial profile of photographer and socialite Cecil Beaton.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy, reddish-brown hair against a tan background, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

Most Beautiful Island

by Anton Bitel

Ana Asensio gives an assured debut as writer and director with this haunting story about a migrant woman in the Big Apple.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a young boy, shaking hands in a crowded outdoor setting with people in the background.
Review

Wonder

by Emily Bray

An explosion of cuddly warmth can be found in this gentle tale of a disfigured boy coming up against school bullies.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A group of people sitting at a formal dining table overlooking the ocean. The table is set with plates, wine glasses, and a floral centrepiece. The attendees are dressed in formal attire.
Review

Happy End

by David Jenkins

Europe’s refugee crisis backdrops this unconventional family drama from deadpan master Michael Haneke.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three adults, two women and one man, sitting on a balcony overlooking a cityscape at sunset.
Review

Lost in Paris

by Joe Boden

A modern take on silent slapstick is the order of the day in this wacky French farce.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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