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Close-up of several young women's faces, lying together and looking upward, with floral patterned bedding in the background.
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Mustang

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

An extraordinary modern fairy tale about femininity and sisterhood from Turkey’s Deniz Gamze Ergüven.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Curly-haired person singing passionately into a microphone, surrounded by other people on stage.
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Green Room

by David Jenkins

There’s plenty to admire in Jeremy Saulnier’s follow up to Blue Ruin. But it’s not for the faint-hearted…

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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A man wearing a hat, suit, and playing an acoustic guitar while singing into a microphone on stage.
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I Saw the Light

by David Jenkins

Tom Hiddleston showcases his flexibility as a performer by slipping into the boots of country troubadour Hank Williams.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Underwater image of a person swimming in deep blue-green ocean waters.
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Evolution

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This opaque, gorgeous mystery movie is Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s follow-up to 2004’s Innocence.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three people dressed as cheerleaders, two men wearing orange shorts and no shirts, one woman wearing a red cheerleader outfit with pom-poms.
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Bad Neighbours 2

by Elena Lazic

A surprising entrant to that very exclusive club of movie sequels that are better than the original.

1
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4
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4
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Two men, one with a beard and one with short hair, in dark clothing, smiling and standing together.
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Truman

by Henry Heffer

The great Ricardo Darin plays a man facing death – but what will become of his trusty mutt?

2
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3
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3
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Two people in swimwear holding weapons outdoors with additional people visible in the background.
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These Final Hours

by Luke Channell

As armageddon looms, an Aussie father-to-be abandons his life in search of the bash to end them all.

2
Anticipation
3
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3
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Turquoise and ochre sculptures against weathered wall.
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The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid and the two Eyes are Not Brothers

by David Jenkins

Ben Rivers returns with a blackly comic take on the ethics of filmmaking in another country.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
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Two people in period costume, a woman with elaborate hairstyle and hat, and a man in a suit, talking closely.
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Florence Foster Jenkins

by David Jenkins

Stephen Frears parlays the fascinating story of this warbling songbird into a cosy, featherlight comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
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Two people, a man in a dark suit and a woman in a beige jumper, facing each other in what appears to be a domestic setting.
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Knight of Cups

by David Jenkins

Terrence Malick continues to inspire awe with this transcendent tale of a man looking back to past loves.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect