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Review

Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other review – a portrait of love and resilience

by Marina Ashioti

The beau­ti­ful, com­plex bond between acclaimed pho­tog­ra­ph­er Joel Meyerowitz and writer/​artist Mag­gie Bar­rett is the sub­ject of this art­ful doc.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Santosh review – carefully draws you into its dismal intrigue

by David Jenkins

Sha­hana Goswa­mi stars as a wid­ow who inher­its her late husband’s police offi­cer posi­tion in Sand­hya Suri’s sharp fic­tion debut.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Alto Knights review – if it ain’t broke…

by Leila Latif

Robert De Niro does dou­ble duty as Frank Costel­lo and Vito Gen­ovese in Bar­ry Levin­son’s sur­pris­ing­ly enjoy­able gang­ster thriller.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Flow review – cat’s entertainment

by Hannah Strong

A small grey cat embarks on a big adven­ture in Gints Zil­balodis’ charm­ing Oscar winner.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

All Happy Families review – a sweet reckoning with family strife

by David Jenkins

This well-mount­ed ensem­ble com­e­dy sees a schlub­by Josh Rad­nor forced to deal with a vis­it from his eccen­tric par­ents and brother.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Rule Of Jenny Pen review – a stand-out ageing horror

by Billie Walker

A for­mer judge finds him­self con­fined to a nurs­ing home where a sin­is­ter pup­pet rules the roost in James Ashcroft’s effec­tive horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Opus review – off-key pop industry satire misses all its cues

by David Jenkins

John Malkovich is an elec­tro pop god with an axe to grind in this glossy music indus­try hor­ror-satire by debut direc­tor Mark Antho­ny Green

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Sister Midnight review – a droll, strange, cool freak of a film

by Anton Bitel

Karan Kandhari’s film about a mis­an­throp­ic new­ly­wed giv­ing into her fer­al impuls­es is an unpre­dictable, genre-bend­ing delight.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found review – a vital piece of cine-portraiture

by Lucy Peters

Film­mak­er Raoul Peck unearths the sear­ing social real­ist pho­tographs of an artist whose work was thought to be lost.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

On Falling review – Solidly-made slice of Loachian miserablism

by David Jenkins

The dire lot of a low-paid fac­to­ry work­er is the sub­ject of this rig­or­ous if hard­ly rev­e­la­to­ry char­ac­ter study from debut direc­tor Lau­ra Carreira.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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