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A bald, muscular man wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs appears to be in a prison setting.
Review

Fast and Furious 8

by Adam Woodward

Dwayne John­son ups the ante as the auto­mo­tive action fran­chise suc­cess­ful­ly nav­i­gates a tricky exis­ten­tial crossroads.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women in a lavishly furnished room, one lying on a couch and the other kneeling beside her.
Review

The Handmaiden

by Abbey Bender

Park Chan-wook’s sump­tu­ous erot­ic thriller is among his bold­est works to date.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three formal-dressed men, two with white shirts and ties, one with a beard, standing in a room with blue walls.
Review

The Belko Experiment

by Anton Bitel

Greg McLean and James Gunn turn just anoth­er day at the office into full-blown bat­tle royale.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three elderly men sitting on a bench, one wearing a hat, surrounded by greenery.
Review

Going in Style

by Ian Mantgani

Zach Braff directs this sub­par sep­tu­a­ge­nar­i­an com­e­dy about giv­ing mor­tal­i­ty the slip.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person in a red jacket standing in a dimly lit room, illuminated by red and purple lights.
Review

City of Tiny Lights

by Katherine McLaughlin

Riz Ahmed’s act­ing tal­ents are wast­ed in this need­less­ly con­vo­lut­ed noir thriller.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with grey hair and a cowboy shirt stands in front of an American flag.
Review

Aftermath

by Eve Watling

Arnie strug­gles with the sim­ple dra­mat­ic demands of this insid­i­ous­ly nasty blue-col­lar revenge yarn.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A person sitting at a table writing by candlelight, with a figure in the background.
Review

A Dark Song

by Sophie Wyatt

Steven Oram stars in this occult-themed psy­cho-thriller that veers on the arty side of horror.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women in 19th-century dresses and parasols walking on a path in a park.
Review

A Quiet Passion

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Cyn­thia Nixon gives an aston­ish­ing per­for­mance as the tor­tured Amer­i­can poet Emi­ly Dickinson.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man sits alone in a dimly lit room, a pensive expression on his face.
Review

Neruda

by Ben Nicholson

Pablo Larraín returns to his polit­i­cal roots with a fas­ci­nat­ing biopic of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and a woman sitting together in a room, looking at the camera. The woman has blonde hair and is wearing a checked shirt, while the man has dark hair and is wearing a dark jacket.
Review

Mad to Be Normal

by David Jenkins

David Ten­nant is per­fect­ly cast as Scot­tish psy­chi­a­trist RD Laing in a film that’s as undis­ci­plined as its subject.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect