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A smiling person wearing a sinister-looking teddy bear mask, with a dark and eerie lighting creating a disturbing atmosphere.
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Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood And Honey

by Patrick Sproull

Barrel-scraping slasher twaddle which rinses a copyright loophole to desecrate the memory of AA Milne’s beloved furry friends.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Champions

by Hannah Strong

Bobby Farrelly goes it alone with this warm but cliched remake of a Spanish language film, in which Woody Harrelson plays a temperamental basketball coach.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
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Scream VI

by Anton Bitel

Business as usual – albeit with a side of Big Apple – for the long-running meta-slasher franchise with enough sass to get it across the finish line.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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A group of musicians performing on stage, with guitars, drums, and a man singing into a microphone. The stage is dimly lit with red and white lighting, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
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Meet Me in the Bathroom

by Ed Gibbs

New York’s pre‑9/​11 music scene is revisited in this suitably lo-fi documentary from the makers of Shut Up and Play the Hits.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
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A man wearing a hooded jacket and boxing gloves, with an American flag design on the jacket, stands in a dimly lit room.
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Creed III

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Michael B. Jordan is both star and director in the latest instalment of this heavyweight franchise, which sees Adonis Creed face off against an old foe.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Electric Malady

by Billie Walker

Marie Liden offers an insight into one man’s experience with debilitating electrosensitivity in her moving feature debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Close

by Hannah Strong

The dissolution of a tight friendship and a subsequent tragedy have a profound impact on the life of 13-year-old Léo in Lukas Dhont’s poignant drama.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young girls, one holding a stuffed animal, conversing in a room with various shelves and objects.
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I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)

by David Jenkins

A mother attempts to scrape together a deposit for a house over a single day in Kelley Kali and Angelique Molina’s dramatically-underpowered response to post-pandemic life.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Fashion Reimagined

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The story of Amy Powney and her journey to create truly sustainable and ethical clothes oscillates between the fascinating and the tiresome.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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A woman in a pink top standing next to a large, dark bear in a forested setting.
Review

Cocaine Bear

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A rag-tag group must outwit a bear on a drug-filled rampage in an American national park in Elizabeth Banks’ gory comedy-thriller.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect