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A woman lies on a bed sleeping, surrounded by red pillows and patterned sheets. A black cat rests next to her.
Review

Things to Come

by David Jenkins

Director Mia Hansen-Løve delivers something wonderful and somewhat unexpected – a film about cats.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Individual wearing dark clothing and cap standing under bright stage lights against a dark blue background.
Review

Brotherhood

by Poppy Doran

Noël Clarke gets in another spot of gangland bother in this solid second sequel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in suits gesturing in an elevator, with framed portraits in the background.
Review

War Dogs

by David Jenkins

Miles Teller and Jonah Hill are two jacked-up arms dealers in Todd Phillips underwhelming true-to-life caper.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Blonde woman in black dress sitting on yellow sofa, with abstract black and white painting on wall behind her.
Review

Julieta

by David Jenkins

Pedro Almodóvar is back to his very best with this beautiful, quietly devastating portrait of a broken woman.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Black and white image of a rock singer performing on stage, with hand raised in a rock and roll gesture.
Review

Gary Numan: Android in La La Land

by Josh Slater-Williams

The electro pop pioneer opens up his home and his studio in this intimate if uneven documentary profile.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Diverse group marching in a parade, waving LGBTQ+ pride flags and banners, wearing colourful and expressive outfits.
Review

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

by David Jenkins

The high-rolling times of apocryphal teen idol Conner4Real make for a maddeningly shallow movie experience.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person holding a framed landscape photograph, depicting a rocky, mountainous terrain in the background.
Review

Behemoth

by David Jenkins

The poetry and horror of globalisation and manual labour are beautifully evoked in this haunting doc-fiction hybrid.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a white ruffled collar and dark clothing, sitting at a desk with books.
Review

The Childhood of a Leader

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Actor Brady Corbet moves behind the camera for this bold, baroque exploration into the roots of political evil.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man holding a large colourful sign reading "WELCOME MARCO REALINONTE AND JANE O'BRIEN" in an airport terminal, with people in the background.
Review

Tickled

by David Jenkins

A search for the inventor of competitive internet tickling gets very dark very quickly.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, face each other in an intense interaction, with the man holding what appears to be a firearm.
Review

Black

by David Jenkins

Gang warfare on the streets of Brussels is the backdrop of this flashy but unfulfilling romantic tragedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect