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Review

The Treatment

by Anton Bitel

This harrowing Belgian noir thriller explores the subject of paedophila with great verve and tact.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of five people, including two children, posing in front of a vintage car. The adults wear casual clothing in various colours such as blue, pink, and beige. The younger people in the group are wearing t-shirts and jeans.
Review

Vacation

by Bekzhan Sarsenbay

Crass gross-out and empty nostalgia fuel this garbled road-trip comedy to the vaunted Walley World.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Group of young men in 1970s attire, including a man in a purple suit, standing together in an indoor setting.
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The Wolfpack

by Adam Woodward

The kids are kind of alright in this intriguing real life tale of cinematically-inclined trap-ins.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in light-coloured clothing crouching on a rocky, arid landscape with mountains in the background.
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Theeb

by Bekzhan Sarsenbay

A subtle and nuanced range western set in the Middle East during the late Ottoman period.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Trainwreck

by David Ehrlich

Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow fail to marry their unique comic stylings in this disappointingly conventional rom-com.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Mistress America

by David Jenkins

Hold on to your hats… Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig return with a brisk Brooklyn neo-screwball.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Pleasure Island

by Dora Densham Bond

A squaddie returns home to find life ain’t what it used to be in this unexceptional Brit crime flick.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Man from U.N.C.L.E

by David Ehrlich

Guy Ritchie’s frisky take on this ​’60s spy serial is all mood and no meat. Great music selections though…

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Pixels

by Chris Blohm

Adam Sandler’s star power all but fizzles out courtesy of this malfunctioning arcade game pastiche.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Crowded scene of people and boats in an old harbour, with wooden buildings and structures in the background.
Review

Hard to be a God

by Matt Thrift

Alexsey German’s 15-years-in-the-making political allegory is a visceral, sensory, jaw-dropping masterpiece.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect