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Marching Powder review – a proper, proper gaffe

by Adam Woodward

Nick Love and Dan­ny Dyer are back with yet anoth­er boor­ish, small-mind­ed take on the foot­ball hooli­gan genre.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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The Last Showgirl review – dreamy and low-key to a fault

by Mark Asch

Pamela Ander­son excels as an over-the-hill Vegas show­girl see­ing out her notice peri­od in this low-key, vibey back­stage dra­ma from Gia Coppola.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Mickey 17 review – gross and heartwarming in equal measure

by Hannah Strong

Robert Pat­tin­son stars as a so-called expend­able in Bong Joon Ho’s hot­ly antic­i­pat­ed fol­low-up to Par­a­site, fac­ing off against per­ma-tanned mega­lo­ma­ni­acs and crois­sant-shaped creatures.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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I’m Still Here review – memory as resistance

by Rafa Sales Ross

Wal­ter Salles returns to nar­ra­tive film­mak­ing with a sen­si­tive depic­tion of the forced dis­ap­pear­ance of for­mer con­gress­man Rubens Pai­va, and the dev­as­ta­tion his fam­i­ly faced.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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September Says review – uncanny and tender

by Hannah Strong

Two sis­ters share an unshak­able bond in Ari­ane Labed’s unique­ly strange fea­ture debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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The Monkey review – Theo James goes ape

by Hannah Strong

A cheeky mon­key with a vio­lent streak gets Theo James in all sorts of trou­ble in Osgood Perkins’ blood­thirsty hor­ror based on a Stephen King short story.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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I Am Martin Parr review – a one-sided artist portrait

by David Jenkins

An unapolo­getic hagiog­ra­phy of the famed British pho­tog­ra­ph­er whose work chron­i­cles work­ing class leisure time.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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To A Land Unknown review – a brilliantly acted tale of moral complexity

by Marina Ashioti

Two Pales­tin­ian refugees nav­i­gate the seedy under­bel­ly of Athens in Mah­di Fleifel’s com­pelling fic­tion fea­ture debut.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – pleasant but forgettable

by Hannah Strong

Renée Zell­weger dons her big knick­ers again as the fraz­zled hero­ine, this time get­ting her groove back after her hus­band’s death.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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The People’s Joker – you have to see it to believe it

by Violet Lucca

A glo­ri­ous, mul­ti­far­i­ous and mod­ern rethink of the com­ing of age sto­ry as fil­tered through super­hero movies, stand-up and the trans experience.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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