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Animated ducks playing in a pond surrounded by autumn foliage.
Review

Migration review – A sorely underpowered duck tale

by David Jenkins

A ripe set-up in which a fam­i­ly of ducks migrate in the wrong direc­tion is squan­dered in this hap­haz­ard and emp­ty fam­i­ly animation.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Group of people gathered around a gravestone, wearing black clothing.
Review

This Blessed Plot review – a rough-hewn Brit ghost story

by David Jenkins

The lat­est from British non-fic­tion film­mak­er Marc Issacs offers an ethe­re­al cross-cut of work­ing class lives in deep­est Essex.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two smiling women, one wearing a patterned dress, the other a large straw hat, sitting together and laughing.
Review

The Color Purple review – rides on its stellar performances

by David Jenkins

Blitz Baza­wule deliv­ers an all singing, all danc­ing update of Alice Walker’s har­row­ing sto­ry of women in post­bel­lum Georgia.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Silhouetted figure in multicoloured, reflective waters; abstract cityscape in background.
Review

Samsara review – a quiet, radical masterwork

by Neil Young

Lois Patiño trav­els from Laos to Zanz­ibar via the bar­do in this unique and jaw-drop­ping tale of bod­i­ly transcendence.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three men in a lift, wearing casual clothing.
Review

All of Us Strangers review – a supernova of a film

by Hannah Strong

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are elec­tric in Andrew Haigh’s twist on the mod­ern ghost sto­ry, adapt­ed from Taichi Yamada’s cult novel.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Man in warm clothing sitting on wooden steps, with a mountainous landscape in the background.
Review

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer review – shine on you crazy German

by Adam Woodward

Thomas von Steinaeck­er flips the cam­era on one of Ger­many’s favourite film­mak­ing sons, inves­ti­gat­ing his long and far-reach­ing career.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men, one riding a dark-coloured motorcycle, the other standing on the pavement, in front of a building with glass windows.
Review

The Kitchen review – vindicating and explosive

by Rógan Graham

Daniel Kalu­uya and Kib­we Tavares’ fea­ture debut is a kinet­ic, pre­scient thriller about gen­tri­fi­ca­tion and iso­la­tion in a near-future ver­sion of London.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with curly hair and a beard, wearing a light-coloured robe, sitting in a relaxed pose with his arms crossed.
Review

The Book of Clarence review – hilarious highs, jumbled lows

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s sec­ond fea­ture fol­lows the mis­ad­ven­tures of one of the thieves who end­ed up on the cross next to Jesus Christ himself.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people standing in a snowy outdoor setting, one wearing a brown coat and the other wearing a blue and black coat.
Review

The Holdovers review – the most scintillating festive movie in years

by Lillian Crawford

A cur­mud­geon­ly teacher, a griev­ing cook and a petu­lant young stu­dent find them­selves thrown togeth­er for the hol­i­days in Alexan­der Payne’s excel­lent Christ­massy dramedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four young women sitting on a bed, reading a book together. Diverse group, wearing bright pink and red clothing. Colourful artwork on the wall behind them.
Review

Mean Girls review – defanged take on a teen classic

by Hannah Strong

This movie based on a musi­cal based on a movie based on a book retains none of the bit­ing wit that charmed audi­ences in its orig­i­nal iteration.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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