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Review

A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)

by David Jenkins

This roistering profile of singer-songwriter Leon Russell finally escapes from its legal limbo.

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4
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Four young men sitting on a bench against a graffiti-covered wall, wearing casual clothing.
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Brahman Naman

by Sophie Yapp

A teen sex comedy set in ​’80s Bangalore drops to Netflix and it’s… pretty okay.

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3
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Four adults, three men and one woman, sitting together in a dark, dimly lit room.
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Now You See Me 2

by Charlie Theobald

Lizzy Caplan brings a dash of magic to this otherwise ineffective heist caper sequel.

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3
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2
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Weiner

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This intimate portrait of a doubly-disgraced US politician is one of the most vital documentaries of our time.

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5
Enjoyment
4
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The BFG

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steven Spielberg goes big with this magical children’s story adaptation. But is it twisted enough for Roald Dahl?

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4
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5
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Finding Dory

by Anton Bitel

Pixar’s latest transoceanic odyssey is a pixel-perfect comedy about learning to overcome adversity and disability.

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4
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Making the American Man

by Spencer Moleda

Do clothes maketh man? Director Gregory Caruso searches for answers in this fascinating but uneven documentary.

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3
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2
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Queen of Earth

by David Jenkins

American writer/​director Alex Ross Perry returns with this superlative housebound psychodrama.

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5
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From Afar

by David Jenkins

This Golden Lion winner from Venezuela offers intrigue a‑plenty, but the pay off is regrettably modest.

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3
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2
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A man with glasses and a beard sitting at a desk in a room with bookshelves.
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Notes on Blindness

by David Jenkins

An atmospheric, gently moving dramatisation of one man’s ocular impairment that doesn’t quite hit its mark.

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3
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