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Review

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

by David Jenkins

This mag­nif­i­cent mid-cen­tu­ry mem­o­ry piece from Richard Lin­klater is up there with the director’s finest films.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Smiling young girl with curly hair and flower in her hair, looking sideways against dark background.
Review

A Night of Knowing Nothing

by Marina Ashioti

The rela­tion­ship between the art of film­mak­ing and the neces­si­ty of protest lies at the heart of Pay­al Kapadia’s spell­bind­ing fea­ture debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A close-up portrait of a woman with blonde hair, facing the camera with a pensive expression.
Review

The Audition

by Molly Cavanagh

Nina Hoss is a vio­lin teacher obsessed with suc­cess in Ina Weisse’s taut psy­cho­log­i­cal drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two children, a girl with long curly hair in a yellow top and a boy in a burgundy top, playing a piano in a dimly lit room with shelves holding framed artwork.
Review

Homebound

by Anton Bitel

A cou­ple pay a vis­it to an ex-part­ner and her fam­i­ly in Sebas­t­ian Godwin’s effec­tive domes­tic horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A rower in a small boat on a still lake, with a forest-covered shore in the background.
Review

The Novice

by Elizabeth Wiart

This nifty debut fea­ture from sound design­er and row­ing enthu­si­ast Lau­ren Had­away charts the strug­gles of achiev­ing success.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three people, two men and one woman, standing together in an outdoor setting with a moody, dark atmosphere.
Review

The Bubble

by Leila Latif

Judd Apa­tow assem­bles a star-stud­ded cast for this sur­pris­ing­ly fun Covid-themed comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing an orange jumpsuit standing against a brick wall.
Review

Morbius

by Hannah Strong

Jared Leto plays a ter­mi­nal­ly-ill sci­en­tist who acci­den­tal­ly turns him­self into a vam­pire in this shock­ing­ly inept super­hero saga.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman in a red floral dress stands in a snowy landscape.
Review

True Things

by Steph Green

Har­ry Wootliff’s adap­ta­tion of Deb­o­rah Kay Davies’ nov­el boasts charm­ing leads but strug­gles with out­dat­ed gen­der politics.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Close-up of a blue cartoon hedgehog character with large eyes and a mischievous expression, clinging to a red aeroplane wing.
Review

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

by David Jenkins

Dashed-off sequel to the 2020 hit which makes the Chip­munks films look like Tarkovsky by comparison.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man in a beige jacket standing in a dimly lit room, with flames visible in the background.
Review

Escape from Mogadishu

by Kambole Campbell

Ryoo Seung-Wan’s action-thriller sees North and South Kore­an diplo­mats coop­er­ate in order to escape the onset of the Soma­lian Civ­il War.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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