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Two adults, a man with a beard and glasses and a woman, face each other in close proximity, lit by warm evening sunlight.
Review

Dream Scenario review – easy to enjoy, harder to remember

by Mark Asch

Nico­las Cage plays an oth­er­wise unre­mark­able col­lege pro­fes­sor who unex­pect­ed­ly finds him­self appear­ing in peo­ples’ dreams in Kristof­fer Bor­gli’s lat­est satire.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of diverse teenagers in casual clothing, standing together against a colourful background.
Review

Bottoms review – undercooked, unfunny teen romance

by Hannah Strong

Two unpop­u­lar les­bians attempt to start a fight club at their high school in Emma Selig­man’s dis­ap­point­ing fol­low-up to Shi­va Baby.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person in a grey jumper and red headband painting a colourful abstract artwork on a canvas in a studio setting.
Review

On the Adamant review – A hushed, humanistic, prize-winning doc

by David Jenkins

French doc­u­men­tar­i­an Nico­las Philib­ert returns with a gen­tle, deeply mov­ing chron­i­cle of a float­ing hos­pi­tal in Paris.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman and a man, walking through a field with a telephone pole in the background.
Review

The Royal Hotel review – harrowing, but doesn’t burrow under the skin

by Mark Asch

More cin­e­ma of omi­nous dis­com­fort from Kit­ty Green as she takes us to an out-of-the-way Aus­tralian booz­er for some low-boil­ing violence.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman with red hair and a man, conversing in a dimly lit room.
Review

Fingernails review – lightly effective despite a flawed premise

by David Jenkins

The bar­room love-tester is God in this gen­tle sci-fi com­e­dy with Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buck­ley as work­ing stiffs at a sci­en­tif­ic insti­tute for love.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with long, dark hair wearing a green, low-cut top stands in front of a pink, hazy background.
Review

How to Have Sex review – a striking, unsettling debut

by Hannah Strong

A group of teenage girls embark on a wild post-exam hol­i­day in Mol­ly Man­ning Walk­er’s evoca­tive fea­ture debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Smiling woman holding a sheet of photos in her hand, wearing a purple scarf.
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Typist Artist Pirate King review – cleverly picks apart biopic clichés

by David Jenkins

Car­ol Mor­ley con­structs a cre­ative trib­ute to the artist Audrey Amiss, who cre­at­ed thou­sands of art­works but remained most­ly unknown until her death in 2013.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Middle-aged man with sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat
Review

The Killer review – throwback to the golden age of pulp fiction

by Hannah Strong

Michael Fass­ben­der plays a con­tract killer suf­fer­ing some pro­fes­sion­al set­backs in David Fincher’s lean, mean new thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Cat Person review – sorry, I’m allergic

by Hannah Strong

This twist­ed tale of gen­der pol­i­tics based on Kris­ten Roupe­ni­an’s 2017 short sto­ry is a major let­down in con­cep­tion and execution.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Five Nights at Freddy’s – nonsensical robo-slasher trash

by David Jenkins

What appears as a fun robot­ic slash­er lark turns out to be a death­ly dull rip-off of var­i­ous trau­ma-based hor­ror yarns which fails to deliv­er in either the seri­ous or sil­ly stakes.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect

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