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Review

La Strada (1954)

by David Jenkins

A wel­come 2K re-release of Fed­eri­co Fellini’s pun­ish­ing 1951 road movie about an abu­sive cir­cus strongman.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Machines

by David Jenkins

This haunt­ing doc­u­men­tary takes us inside the indus­tri­al hellscape of a Gujarat tex­tile factory.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Whiskey Galore!

by Amy Bowker

This remake of the quaint Eal­ing com­e­dy caper from 1949 fails to jus­ti­fy its existence.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Spaceship

by Aimee Knight

Alex Taylor’s flu­o­ro-hued direc­to­r­i­al debut is a painful­ly mis­con­ceived exer­cise in teen bait.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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The Secret Scripture

by Josh Slater-Williams

Rooney Mara is let down by weak script­ing in this under­pow­ered study of reli­gious per­se­cu­tion in Ireland.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

by Adam Woodward

Guy Ritchie’s blokes-n-blades epic is big on style but light on substance.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Last Face

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Direc­tor Sean Penn drops an almighty clanger with this tepid war zone dra­ma star­ring Char­l­ize Theron and Javier Bardem.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Miss Sloane

by Matt Thrift

Jes­si­ca Chas­tain takes it to The Man in this House of Cards‑y dra­ma about polit­i­cal lobbying.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Frantz

by Amy Bowker

A dour mono­chrome melo­dra­ma is the lat­est from genre-hop­ping French work­horse, François Ozon.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Jawbone

by Phil Concannon

John­ny Har­ris puts in an emo­tion­al­ly lay­ered shift in this hard-hit­ting box­ing drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect