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A blue, furry creature with its mouth wide open in an intense expression against a colourful, blurred background.
Review

LoveTrue

by Aimee Knight

Bombay Beach director Alma Har’el serves up an intriguing painted poem of a film.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Embracing couple in dense forest, with woman wearing red top and man without shirt.
Review

Le Parc

by David Jenkins

An innocent date in the park turns sinister in this burnished experimental gem from French director Damien Manivel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two soldiers in military uniforms, one wearing a beret and the other a cap, standing side by side.
Review

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

by Adam Nayman

Ang Lee takes American exceptionalism to task in this hyper-real spectacle.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
An elderly man and woman embracing and smiling joyfully outdoors against a brick wall.
Review

Fences

by David Jenkins

Viola Davis steals the show in this faithful stage adaptation from director Denzel Washington.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a sinister-looking mask with a large grinning mouth and painted-on eyes, dressed in a red hooded jacket.
Review

Prevenge

by David Jenkins

Alice Lowe explores the horrors of maternity in this blackly comic riff on Rosemary’s Baby.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting at a wooden table in a kitchen with a turquoise-coloured stove in the background.
Review

20th Century Women

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Annette Bening anchors this delightful, deeply personal comedy-drama from writer/​director Mike Mills

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Lego Batman in superhero costume against cityscape backdrop with colourful lighting.
Review

The LEGO Batman Movie

by Manuela Lazic

With great jokes and a subversive moral core, this animated comedy manages to have its brick-based cake and eat it.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a black leather jacket stands on a city street at night, with a yellow taxi cab visible in the background.
Review

John Wick: Chapter 2

by Matt Thrift

Though not as svelte as before, Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves still deliver big with this awesome action-ballet.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men conversing in a lush, jungle-like setting with rocky cliffs and green foliage in the background.
Review

Gold

by David Jenkins

Insane avarice in the 1980s leads a balding Matthew McConaughey into the wilds of Indonesia.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Monochrome image showing a group of people, including a woman wearing a pearl necklace and two men wearing sunglasses.
Review

I Am Not Your Negro

by Matthew Eng

James Baldwin reclaims the spotlight in Raoul Peck’s magnificent film essay.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect