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Two men confronting each other in an intense scene, one wearing a tactical vest and the other in a casual outfit, with dramatic lighting and surroundings.
Review

Ambulance

by Kambole Campbell

Michael Bay returns to the mul­ti­plex with a high octane thriller involv­ing a bank rob­bery and a stolen ambulance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Worst Person in the World

by Hannah Strong

Nor­we­gian mas­ter Joachim Tri­er con­cludes his Oslo tril­o­gy with a sweep­ing romance, fea­tur­ing a star-mak­ing turn from Renate Reinsve.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Four young adults, two men and two women, standing in a field. The individuals are casually dressed, with one wearing a grey jacket, another a red top, and the others in plain shirts and trousers. They are carrying various items, including bags and folders, and appear to be in a rural setting with trees and grass visible in the background.
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by Anna Bogutskaya

Ti West cre­ates a new cul­tur­al asso­ci­a­tion with ​‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ that’s not Christo­pher Walken demand­ing more cowbell.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Long Live My Happy Head

by David Jenkins

Austen McCow­an and Will Hewitt’s warm­ly mov­ing por­trait of a lovestruck com­ic artist with an inop­er­a­ble brain tumour.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

River

by Marina Ashioti

Not even Willem Dafoe’s nar­ra­tion can save this mean­der­ing doc­u­men­tary with tired colo­nial overtones.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A young person with curly red hair wearing a black jacket sits at a table, intently reading a book.
Review

Master

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Regi­na Hall stars as a col­lege pro­fes­sor beset by malev­o­lent forces in Maria­ma Diallo’s mis­judged debut feature.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Deep Water

by Elena Lazic

Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck play spous­es engrossed in a twist­ed game of cat and mouse in direc­tor Adri­an Lyne’s long-await­ed return.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair wearing a floral print dress, standing in a garden setting with trees and buildings in the background.
Review

Three Floors

by Trevor Johnston

Nan­ni Moret­ti grap­ples with the thorny top­ic of misog­y­ny in his adap­ta­tion of Eshkol Nevo’s 2015 novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a red cap and argyle jumper crouching on a golf course, with a group of people standing behind him.
Review

The Phantom of the Open

by Adam Woodward

Mark Rylance plays an aver­age joe flung into the spot­light in Craig Roberts’ good-natured but bland comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Europa

by Marina Ashioti

A young Iraqi refugee seeks refuge in Bul­gar­ia in writer/​director Haider Rashid’s heart-stop­ping drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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