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Man repairing engine in a garage, working on machinery with tools.
Review

Williams

by David Jenkins

Motor racing’s favourite son comes under fire in this entertainingly unflattering documentary portrait.

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4
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3
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A person wearing a black coat and sitting on wooden steps in front of a blue building.
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Maudie

by David Jenkins

A fine performance from Sally Hawkins shores up this portrait of a tragic folk artist.

3
Anticipation
3
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3
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Two people, a man and a woman, crouching on a rocky, snowy terrain.
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Land of Mine

by Mark Allison

A group of German POWs are forced to dig up land mines in Martin Zandvliet’s war drama.

3
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3
Enjoyment
4
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Two young men sitting in a dimly lit room, one in a green jacket and the other in a red jumper.
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England is Mine

by Bojana Duric

Debut director Mark Gill offers an unofficial look at the formative years of Smiths frontman Morrissey.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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Cartoon characters on a neon-lit city background; smiling yellow ball with big eyes and limbs, alongside two other expressive cartoon figures.
Review

The Emoji Movie

by David Jenkins

The crazy world of digital smartphone pictograms get its own awful animated movie.

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1
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Two individuals, one older and one younger, stand side by side in a black and white photograph. The older individual wears a suit and tie, while the younger individual wears a hat and sunglasses.
Review

I Called Him Morgan

by David Jenkins

The sad story of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan is revealed in Kasper Collin’s exceptional documentary.

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Anticipation
4
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4
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A woman with platinum blonde hair and a fringe, wearing a black halter-neck top and holding a cigarette, against a dimly lit, red-tinted background.
Review

Atomic Blonde

by Matt Thrift

Charlize Theron blasts her way through Cold War-era Berlin in this glib actioner from John Wick’s David Leitch.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
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Woman in mint green dress by patterned wall.
Review

Hounds of Love

by Manuela Lazic

A gory, unexpectedly profound Aussie serial killer horror from actor-turned-director Ben Young.

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4
Enjoyment
4
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A man wearing military fatigues and holding a rifle while taking aim in a desert setting.
Review

The Wall

by Courteney Tan

Doug Liman returns with a war-based theatrical three-hander about an injured US soldier being tormented by an Iraqi sharpshooter.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
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A person with facial wounds appearing to scream loudly outdoors at night.
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Wish Upon

by Josh Howey

Vapid teen horror in which a young girl’s wishes come with predictably deadly consequences.

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2
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