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Review

Carmen

by Robyn Quick

Ben­jamin Millepied’s reimag­in­ing of Georges Bizet’s clas­sic opera is beau­ti­ful to behold, but lacks musi­cal pizzazz.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with long dark hair lying on a pink bedsheet, wearing a black dress with frilly details.
Review

Amanda

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Car­oli­na Cavalli’s fea­ture debut about a young wom­an’s arrest­ed devel­op­ment is both too real for its whim­sy and too whim­si­cal to be realistic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a red and black superhero costume flies through a colourful, abstract background with glowing shapes and energy trails.
Review

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

by Leila Latif

Miles Morales returns as the web-sling­ing hero of Brook­lyn in this smart sequel which defies expectations.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Reality

by Caitlin Quinlan

Tina Sat­ter adapts her own play into a cham­ber dra­ma pow­ered by Syd­ney Sweeney’s per­for­mance as NSA whistle­blow­er Real­i­ty Winner.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman embracing a young child in a low-lit, red-toned room.
Review

The Boogeyman

by Anton Bitel

A griev­ing fam­i­ly find them­selves ter­rorised by a super­nat­ur­al mon­ster in Rob Sav­age’s jump to big stu­dio horror.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people walking through a garden, a woman in a light coloured outfit and floral jacket, and a man in dark clothing.
Review

Master Gardener

by Hannah Strong

Joel Edger­ton plays a hor­ti­cul­tur­ist with a trou­bled past in Paul Schrader’s beau­ti­ful but under­whelm­ing drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

De Humani Corporis Fabrica

by David Jenkins

This human­ist por­trait of care, surgery and tech­nol­o­gy is Ver­e­na Par­avel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s most overt­ly social­ly con­scious work.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Little Mermaid

by Leila Latif

Halle Bailey’s charms can’t dis­tract from all the bizarre choic­es at the heart of this under­whelm­ing live-action remake.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Fast X

by Jake Cole

Jason Momoa puts in a fine show­ing as a new vil­lain in Louis Leterrier’s zany entry into the mus­cle car franchise.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Weiting Liu

Kel­ly Fre­mon Craig’s take on Judy Bloom’s icon­ic pre­teen nov­el is a sweet tale of a young girl fig­ur­ing out reli­gion, boys and puberty.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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