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A man in a dark cloak stands alone on a rocky shoreline, his face obscured in shadow.
Review

My Name is Alfred Hitchcock review – deep film analysis with a twist

by David Jenkins

Mark Cousins’ ana­lyt­i­cal sur­vey of the Hitch­cock fil­mog­ra­phy draws on a strange and not entire­ly help­ful spe­cial guest for its narration.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two figures in a pink and blue lit setting, one wearing a turquoise shirt and the other a sparkling dress, facing each other.
Review

Barbie review – a gorgeously weird blockbuster event

by Hannah Strong

Gre­ta Ger­wig’s behe­moth block­buster is a stranger, more fas­ci­nat­ing film than its hyper-cor­po­rate mar­ket­ing would suggest.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Medusa

by Marina Ashioti

A blend of hor­ror and satire unveil­ing the vio­lent para­dox­es of reli­gious hypocrisy and aes­thet­ic expectations.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A black and white image showing three young men sitting together in a cluttered room, examining documents or papers on a table in front of them. They appear to be engaged in some kind of discussion or activity.
Review

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

by David Jenkins

Fun, insid­ery pro­file doc of the cre­ative team behind some of the most mem­o­rable album cov­ers ever made – includ­ing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Vibrant fantasy creatures in colourful city scene, with bright pink, blue, and orange shapes.
Review

Elemental

by Hannah Strong

Oppo­sites attract in Pixar’s take on the rom-com, but a ten­den­cy to play it safe means that Peter Sohn’s sparky sopho­more fea­ture nev­er quite ignites.
Smiling couple, man in dark suit, woman in light blouse, standing together against a blurred background.
Review

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

by Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and co gear up for anoth­er high-stakes mis­sion, but it’s dimin­ish­ing returns amid all the ambi­tious action.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women relaxing on large pink inflatable rings in a swimming pool.
Review

Shabu

by Marina Ashioti

A teenag­er from Rot­ter­dam attempts to make amends for totalling his grandmother’s car in Shami­ra Raphaëla’s fun, uplift­ing documentary.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young man in white Nike T-shirt smiling in a field.
Review

Name Me Lawand

by David Jenkins

A deaf Kur­dish boy belat­ed­ly dis­cov­ers the sim­ple joys of com­mu­ni­ca­tion in Edward Lovelace’s mov­ing and polit­i­cal­ly pre­scient doc­u­men­tary portrait.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of blue-clad humanoid figures in a forested setting.
Review

Smoking Causes Coughing

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Eccen­tric French direc­tor Quentin Dupieux is total­ly dégagé about the ludi­crous lame­ness of his lat­est comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people sitting in a vehicle on a beach at sunset, one wearing a patterned scarf and sunglasses, the other looking out the window.
Review

The Damned Don’t Cry

by Marina Ashioti

Fyzal Boulifa’s sec­ond fea­ture bears wit­ness to the the dys­func­tion­al bond between a moth­er-son duo as they drift through urban Morocco.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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