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Animated characters from the film 'Inside Out' - a young girl, a blue girl, a purple creature, and a red creature standing on a table in front of a brightly lit, fantastical background.
Review

Inside Out

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pixar are firing on all pistons with this wonderful, colour-coded exploration of a child’s inner psyche.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in a forest, both smiling.
Review

Eden

by David Jenkins

Mia Hansen-Løve’s extraordinary fourth feature is about the impossibility of beat-matching life and fashion.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people embracing in a lush, green forest.
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Maggie

by Adam Woodward

Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in a small indie horror film and the result ain’t pretty.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Muscular boxer in the ring, wearing black shorts and gloves, with a shirtless, tattooed torso.
Review

Southpaw

by Adam Woodward

A classic underdog saga comes full circle in this low impact boxing drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in dark suit and green shirt standing in front of brick buildings and debris.
Review

The Legend of Barney Thomson

by David Jenkins

Robert Carlyle’s directorial debut is a miserable, tone-deaf hash of black comic clichés.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A person with curly hair wearing large, rectangular sunglasses in a dark, industrial setting.
Review

13 Minutes

by David Jenkins

A foiled assassination plot on the life of Hitler is uncovered and examined in this lethargic historical thriller.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four women in a room, one with curly hair in a red jumper, another with blonde curly hair, and two others with dark hair. They are standing by a window with curtains.
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The Wonders

by Adam Woodward

Alice Rohrwacher confirms herself as one of Italian cinema’s brightest talents in this pollen-dusted family drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person sits on a wooden deck in front of a green building, with palm trees in the background under a blue sky.
Review

Love & Mercy

by Cormac O'Brien

Two chapters in the tumultuous life of volatile Beach Boys front-man, Brian Wilson.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two uniformed figures, one on a bicycle and another standing beside a red brick wall.
Review

P’tit Quinquin

by Anton Bitel

The high priest of gloom, Bruno Dumont, returns with a comedy which is part Jacques Tati, part Twin Peaks.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A black and white image of a man comforting a woman lying in a bed, with a decorative light fixture visible in the background.
Review

Touch of Evil (1958)

by David Jenkins

Orson Welles is some kind of a man in this grisly, ultra-melancholic border-town noir from 1958.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect