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A woman in glasses and a black coat, standing amidst a group of people wearing white and red uniforms.
Review

La Syndicaliste

by Lillian Crawford

Isabelle Hup­pert stars as the head union rep­re­sen­ta­tive of a multi­na­tion­al nuclear pow­er com­pa­ny in Jean-Paul Salomé’s cor­po­rate drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of three Black children sitting on a bus, looking out of the window. The children appear to be engaged in conversation.
Review

Mother and Son

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Annabelle Lengronne gives an excel­lent per­for­mance as a sin­gle immi­grant moth­er fight­ing for sur­vival in Léonor Serraille’s sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Cartoon characters, smiling fairy with golden wings and a purple creature with long purple hair.
Review

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

by David Jenkins

Charm­ing, if slight Dream­works ani­mat­ed fea­ture in which a krak­en hides in plain sight as a gawky teen high-school­er in the run-up to prom.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in blue boxing gloves in fighting stance on boxing ring.
Review

Small, Slow but Steady

by Josh Slater-Williams

A young hear­ing impaired box­er finds her hopes of going pro under threat due to the Covid-19 pan­dem­ic in Shô Miyake’s loose adap­ta­tion of Keiko Oga­sawara’s autobiography.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Weathered face of an elderly man wearing a cowboy hat, looking thoughtful.
Review

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

by David Jenkins

It’s an improve­ment on the exe­crable Crys­tal Skull, but James Mangold’s exhuma­tion of the Spiel­berg adven­ture ser­i­al is both tame and unnecessary.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up of a person with dark, windswept hair and intense expression, conveying a sense of emotion or distress.
Review

Stars at Noon

by Jourdain Searles

Claire Denis adapts Denis Johnson’s 1986 nov­el about love in a time of rev­o­lu­tion, with fas­ci­nat­ing results.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young people, a woman and a man, sitting on a bench and laughing together at a fair or carnival.
Review

No Hard Feelings

by Marina Ashioti

Jen­nifer Lawrence stars as a woman hired to ​“date” a wealthy couple’s intro­vert­ed son in Gene Stup­nit­sky’s unfun­ny comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Young woman with dark hair wearing striped top, sitting at a desk.
Review

The Super 8 Years

by Mark Asch

Annie Ernaux and her son David piece togeth­er a mag­i­cal home movie essay on mar­riage, moth­er­hood and the whole damn thing.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Elderly man with curly grey hair in a bookshop, surrounded by shelves and hanging lamps.
Review

Hello, Bookstore

by Robyn Quick

An inde­pen­dent book­shop finds itself under threat from clo­sure in this heart­felt doc.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Arid desert landscape with red rock formations, wooden signage, and a person standing near a telephone booth.
Review

Asteroid City

by David Jenkins

The mae­stro returns, the patent­ed for­mu­la tweaked to bliss­ful per­fec­tion in this wit­ty and deeply mov­ing explo­ration of the tools that we pro­duce to help us see beyond our every­day vision.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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