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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.
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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.
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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
A group of smiling and laughing women in colourful, patterned dresses and tops, posing together at a social event.
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Greatest Days

by Lillian Crawford

A group of estranged friends reunite for a pop pilgrimage in Coky Giedroyc’s dire big screen version of the official Take That musical.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A superhero figure wearing a red costume with yellow lightning bolt designs, with a serious expression on their face.
Review

The Flash

by Hannah Strong

Ezra Miller stars as Ezra Miller and Ezra Miller, and Michael Keaton is also there, in Andy Mushietti’s take on DC’s speediest superhero.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect