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Review

Bunch of Kunst

by Eve Watling

This doc about bile-spilling anar­cho-rock­ers Sleaford Mods is also an encap­su­la­tion of work­ing class malaise.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Rules Don’t Apply

by Glenn Heath Jr

This minor-key return for Hol­ly­wood leg­end War­ren Beat­ty is a pas­sion­ate slow-release gem.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two adults, a man and a woman, standing in front of a train carriage with "Third" written on it.
Review

Their Finest

by David Jenkins

Gem­ma Arter­ton gives Blighty a much-need­ed morale boost in this charm­ing wartime comedy-drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Letters from Baghdad

by Eve Watling

The con­tro­ver­sial life and times of explor­er Gertrude Bell is the sub­ject of this patch­work doc nar­rat­ed by Til­da Swinton.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three people in elaborate 18th-century costumes, including a woman with curled blonde wig.
Review

Clash

by Christina Newland

Egypt­ian direc­tor Mohamed Diab counts the cost of the Tahrir Square protests in this com­pelling human drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Zookeeper’s Wife

by Manuela Lazic

They bought a zoo, and now the Nazis want it. Jes­si­ca Chas­tain stars in this soft-edged wartime drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Transfiguration

by David Jenkins

The vam­pire movie gets an injec­tion of post­mod­ern blood in this intrigu­ing teen drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

by Adam Woodward

A charm­ing romance anchors this hand­some box­ing dra­ma from direc­tor Juho Kuosmanen.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

by Sophie Wyatt

On the occa­sion of Jack Nicholson’s 80th, the BFI give this tragi­com­ic clas­sic anoth­er big screen run out.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Sense of an Ending

by David Jenkins

Char­lotte Ram­pling and Jim Broad­bent are on typ­i­cal­ly fine form in this era-span­ning drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect