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Review

Tommy’s Honour

by Courteney Tan

A feath­erlight look at one of the pio­neers of golf in this quaint, unde­mand­ing sport-themed biography.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
An elderly man with a long beard wearing a flat cap stands in a lush garden, with a woman in the background.
Review

A Change in the Weather

by Josh Howey

The­atre work­shop­ping as a form of self-analy­sis is the idea behind this intrigu­ing minia­ture from direc­tor Jon Sanders.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Midwife

by David Jenkins

Two act­ing heavy­weights of French cin­e­ma go head to head in this mod­est, reward­ing char­ac­ter piece.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

by Glenn Heath Jr

A new restora­tion of Erman­no Olmi’s epic and inti­mate Palme d’Or win­ner is not to be missed.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Song to Song

by David Jenkins

Ter­rence Malick’s daz­zling romance is a film that will be talked about for decades to come.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Human Surge

by David Jenkins

Eduar­do Williams’ strik­ing fea­ture debut rumi­nates on life and leisure in a dig­i­tal world.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

It Comes at Night

by Elena Lazic

This cold­ly affect­ing con­ta­gion hor­ror excels in gen­er­at­ing a sense of acute dread, but falls short on the sto­ry front.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Spider-Man: Homecoming

by Adam Woodward

Tom Hol­land gets top marks as Marvel’s teenage web-slinger goes back to school.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography

by Matthew Eng

This lat­est from doc doyen Errol Mor­ris looks at the life of eccen­tric Amer­i­can por­trait artist Elsa Dorfman.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

A Man Called Ove

by David Jenkins

An elder­ly wid­ow­er con­sid­ers end­ing it all in this Dick­en­sian com­ic fable set in and around a Swedish hous­ing estate.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect