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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
Young child gazing at glowing dome with celestial patterns, surrounded by dark fantasy bedroom with geometric shapes.
Review

Song of the Sea

by David Jenkins

Do Ghibli and Pixar have a new rival in Irish director Tomm Moore? This stunning film would suggest they do.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Interior scene with diverse group of young people.
Review

Dear White People

by Ian Mantgani

A spiky, combative and wry look at issues of race arising on an American Ivy League university campus.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a red and black superhero costume sitting in the dirt, surrounded by a garden hose and a brick wall.
Review

Ant-Man

by David Jenkins

LWLies intercepts a long and winding letter to one-time Ant-Man director Edgar Wright.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A large, plush teddy bear holding a bottle of beer on a desk cluttered with office supplies.
Review

Ted 2

by Adam Woodward

Seth MacFarlane’s swear bear is back and more outrageous than ever in the year’s weakest comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A group of young people, some wearing sports uniforms, smiling and laughing together.
Review

All American High Revisited

by Adam Lee Davies

Keva Rosenfeld’s highly personal high school reunion doc is a faded snapshot of a simpler time.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Monochrome image of a bearded man in a coat, smoking a cigar.
Review

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

by David Jenkins

A passible Welles hagiography which offers very little that you won’t easily find in an Encyclopedia.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Couple walking on a sandy path through lush tropical foliage, silhouetted against the bright sunlight.
Review

Still the Water

by David Jenkins

This Japanese teen love story from Naomi Kawase is mired in emo histrionics and limp drama.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A close-up image of a woman with dark hair, wearing a pink scarf. She has a pensive expression and appears to have a tattoo on her arm.
Review

Amy

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Asif Kapadia’s intimate portrait of the late soul singer is too set on driving its own narrative agenda.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two muscular men, one in a hard hat, the other shirtless wearing an open jacket, standing in an industrial setting.
Review

Magic Mike XXL

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Channing Tatum leads a troupe of sensitive male strippers in this explosively sexy road trip movie.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect