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Shelter review – Jason Statham goes through the elbow fighting motions

by David Jenkins

This minor-key chase thriller aims for high seriousness, but offers nothing new or exciting to the ever-expanding Statham canon.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Kangaroo review – a Rolls Royce animal buddy comedy

by David Jenkins

Cute animals abound in this wholesome and highly-likable family comedy from the team behind the Paddington movies.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Nouvelle Vague review – there are other, better “making a movie” movies out there

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Richard Linklater’s homage to the filming of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless brings precious little new to the story of the New Wave.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Is This Thing On? review – funny, insightful, brilliantly directed

by Katherine McLaughlin

Bradley Cooper’s third directorial feature about a struggling marriage through the eyes of a stand-up comedian buzzes with energy and emotion.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Return To Silent Hill review – if not entirely faithful, at least well-meaning

by Esther Rosenfield

Christophe Gans returns to Konami’s foggy nightmare town with mostly productive results.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in glasses and dark coat stands behind woman with dark hair, both looking at open book in warmly lit interior with stained glass.
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H is for Hawk review – occasionally falters, but Claire Foy excels

by Josh Slater-Williams

Claire Foy’s performance as an austringer (keeper of goshawks) elevates this adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir about coming to terms with grief.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in dark suit smoking cigarette in dimly lit room with warm golden lighting and smoke visible in air.
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The History Of Sound review – less Brokeback Mountain, more Merchant Ivory

by Hannah Strong

Two musicians set out to record the folk songs of rural America in Oliver Hermanus’ restrained but affecting drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man holds white bucket with green plant sprouting from top above his head against blue cloudy sky, buildings visible behind.
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No Other Choice review – Park at his most biting and brutal, but not without emotion

by Hannah Strong

Park Chan-wook’s cutthroat satire sees a middle manager resort to desperate measures after he’s laid off from his job at a paper company.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men sitting on bench in changing room with red tiled wall. Left man wears towel, right man in white football shirt.
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Saipan review – an enjoyable but featherlight affair

by Hannah Strong

Éanna Hardwicke is magnetic as Roy Keane in this fictionalised account of the infamous feud between the Irish football player and his manager, Mick McCarthy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry) and Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review – stomach-churningly entertaining

by Hannah Strong

Ralph Fiennes goes hell for leather as Nia DaCosta takes the helm of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s zombrit horror franchise.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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