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Review

80 For Brady

by Hannah Strong

A group of octo­ge­nar­i­an pals set their sights on attend­ing the 2017 Super­bowl in Kyle Mar­v­in’s charm­ing but unam­bi­tious comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person in a black leather jacket walking through a stream in a forest.
Review

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future

by Caitlin Quinlan

A woman returns home to care for her ail­ing father, where the past con­fronts her in strange ways in Fran­cis­ca Ale­gri­a’s fea­ture debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with dark hair wearing a multicoloured knitted jumper, looking pensive and gazing off-camera.
Review

A Good Person

by Charles Bramesco

Auteur Zach Braff puts then-girl­friend Flo­rence Pugh through it in the opi­oid-addic­tion drama.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man in a dark suit walking in a fog-filled night scene, with two other figures visible in the background.
Review

John Wick: Chapter 4

by Kambole Campbell

Keanu Reeves returns as the inter­na­tion­al assas­sin known as ​‘Baba Yaga’, fac­ing new ene­mies as he bat­tles his way to redemption.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand close together, looking intensely at each other against a blurred outdoor background.
Review

The Beasts

by Anton Bitel

Neigh­bourly hos­til­i­ty abounds in Span­ish direc­tor Rodri­go Soro­goyen’s lat­est psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller, set in the Gali­cian countryside.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

1976

by Marina Ashioti

Manuela Martel­li’s aus­pi­cious debut fea­ture unfurls as a sear­ing­ly intense char­ac­ter study against the back­drop of Pinochet’s Chile.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people seated at a table on a patio at night, with candles and a view of a dark, hilly landscape in the background.
Review

Infinity Pool

by Hannah Strong

Alexan­der Skars­gård has a pret­ty bad trip in this vaca­tion night­mare from body hor­ror wun­derkind Bran­don Cronenberg.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing close together and smiling while holding a microphone, set against a dark background with colourful lights.
Review

The Five Devils

by David Jenkins

Léa Mysius crafts an enig­mat­ic tale about a young girl with a mag­i­cal sense of smell in her aus­pi­cious sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Other People’s Children

by David Jenkins

Vir­ginie Efi­ra deliv­ers a sub­lime per­for­mance as a jour­nal­ist who devel­ops a strong bond with her boyfriend’s daugh­ter in Rebec­ca Zlo­towski’s roman­tic dramedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four superheroes in colourful costumes standing on a city street.
Review

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

by David Jenkins

It’s a case of mas­sive­ly dimin­ish­ing returns for Zachary Levi’s snap-talk­ing teen super­hero in this sequel which strug­gles to locate a rai­son d’être.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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