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47 Metres Down

by Josh Howey

Mandy Moore takes on the terrors of the deep in this very silly (but very fun) shark-based survival thriller.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Girls Trip

by Charles Bramesco

There’s plenty to like about this fun and frisky comedy, not least the brilliant female cast.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, browsing the aisles of a grocery store.
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The Big Sick

by Mike McCahill

Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan star in this winning rom-com based on personal experience.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

by Catherine Pearson

Dav Pilkey’s beloved children’s novels are brought to life in this funny, warm-hearted film for the whole family.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets

by Adam Woodward

Luc Besson’s expensive bubble gum space romp is 2017’s most spectacular misfire.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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City of Ghosts

by Trevor Johnston

The importance of citizen journalism comes to the fore in Matthew Heineman’s vital documentary.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Scribe

by Josh Howey

François Cluzet enters the shady world of phone tapping in this old school French thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life

by Courteney Tan

The master cinematographer behind films by Woody Allen and Wim Wenders is remembered in this fond and nostalgic hagiography.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Victim (1961)

by David Jenkins

A welcome re-release of Basil Dearden’s chilling survey of life as a gay man in London of the early ​’60s.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Dunkirk

by Adam Woodward

Christopher Nolan’s breathtaking historical opus attempts to give the viewer a taste of what war actually feels like.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect