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Review

The Road to Mandalay

by Courteney Tan

Two Burmese exiles make a new life in Thai­land in this slow-burn med­i­ta­tion on immigration.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with red hair wearing a black knitted scarf, sitting on a couch against a yellow wall.
Review

Daphne

by David Jenkins

Emi­ly Beecham puts in a star-mak­ing turn in this soul­ful debut fea­ture from Peter Mack­ie Burns.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Bustling cityscape with high-rise buildings, man looking out over the city.
Review

In the Last Days of the City

by Isobel Raphael

This mov­ing, light­ly exper­i­men­tal por­trait of Cairo melds doc­u­men­tary imme­di­a­cy with a fic­tion­al depth of drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three young women, one applying makeup to another, with a pink and green colour scheme.
Review

In Between

by Caitlin Quinlan

This warm and engag­ing film cel­e­brates the friend­ship of three young Pales­tin­ian women.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two grey deer standing in snowy woodland.
Review

On Body and Soul

by David Jenkins

Two abat­toir work­ers expe­ri­ence a strange con­nec­tion in this intrigu­ing dra­ma from Hungary’s Ildikó Enyedi.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up portrait of a young Black woman with short, wavy hair and an earnest expression.
Review

Strong Island

by Christina Newland

Film­mak­er Yance Ford pro­vides an impas­sioned and high­ly per­son­al cri­tique of the US judi­cial sys­tem in this vital doc.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two male tennis players wearing red, white, and blue sports attire, holding tennis rackets on a tennis court.
Review

Borg Vs McEnroe

by David Jenkins

It’s Ice Man ver­sus Super Brat in this inof­fen­sive­ly bland chron­i­cle of an epic sport­ing rivalry.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three men in suits, coats and hats standing outside a building.
Review

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

by Adam Woodward

Matthew Vaughn’s dis­as­trous spy spoof­ing sequel is the film Brex­it Britain (prob­a­bly) deserves.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman standing in a crowded cemetery surrounded by gravestones and trees.
Review

Almost Heaven

by David Jenkins

A teenag­er falls into a job in a bizarre funer­al par­lour in this touch­ing if macabre obser­va­tion­al documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two silhouetted figures holding assault rifles in a wheat field at sunset.
Review

My Pure Land

by Louise Busfield

Three women are forced to take dras­tic action in this authen­ti­cal­ly grit­ty por­trait of mod­ern Pakistan.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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