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Two young people sitting on a bench, one wearing a red jacket and the other a grey sweatshirt, both appear to be upset or distressed.
Review

Microbe & Gasoline

by David Jenkins

This bittersweet summer road trip planned and orchestrated by Michel Gondry is one of the director’s finest.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A crowd of people at a music event, with a young man in the foreground looking focused.
Review

Kill Your Friends

by David Jenkins

Nicholas Hoult gets nasty in this lairy, sweary and utterly joyless dirge through the ​’90s music industry.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Black and white image of two people - a woman in a coat and a man in a hat - standing close together in a doorway or window frame, looking at each other.
Review

Brief Encounter (1945)

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Rural train platforms were transformed forever by this high peak of screen romance from David Lean.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person in a wheelchair, wrapped in a tartan blanket, with two people in winter clothing beside them.
Review

The Closer We Get

by David Jenkins

Karen Guthrie turns her camera on her family and uncovers a host of strange and beautiful secrets.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a vibrant red and gold patterned headscarf, looking directly at the camera with a calm, thoughtful expression.
Review

He Named Me Malala

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This cagey documentary portrait fails to do justice to its inspiring subject, Malala Yousafzai.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in chef's uniform prepares food in kitchen.
Review

Burnt

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Bradley Cooper as an egomaniac master chef makes for unintentionally hilarious viewing.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Couple embracing in dimly lit room, the woman wearing a striped top.
Review

Brooklyn

by Trevor Johnston

Saoirse Ronan is in scintillating form in this lavish period drama from director John Crowley.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a dark jacket sitting at a chess board, deep in thought.
Review

Spectre

by Adam Woodward

Bond 24 is an enormous, multi-tentacled beast. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Protesters carrying signs reading "We will have what we want" and "Votes for women" in the street.
Review

Make More Noise! Suffragettes in Silent Film

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A collection of early Suffragettes films – some great, some not so much.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A smiling child being held by an adult in a black and white image.
Review

Listen to Me Marlon

by Adam Woodward

Marlon Brando unpacks his own mythology in this fascinating but flawed autobiography.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect