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Review

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

by Charles Bramesco

Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine pootles around California with the Beach Boys legend in Brent Wilson’s lacklustre documentary.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man in a grey top and a woman in a yellow top, interacting outdoors in front of a building with columns.
Review

A Journal for Jordan

by Marina Ashioti

Denzel Washington’s fourth directorial effort is a story of love, loss and sacrifice told through the journal of Charles Monroe King.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men sitting on a sofa, one with darker skin and the other with lighter skin.
Review

Cicada

by Marina Ashioti

A bookstore meet-cute leads to a transformative relationship for two gay men in Matthew Fifer and Kieran Mulcare’s drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a black dress sitting on a chaise lounge, while a man in a dark coat stands nearby in a dimly lit room.
Review

Nightmare Alley

by Leila Latif

The great Guillermo del Toro returns with this deliciously-dark tale of a circus huckster who takes things too far.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Monochrome portrait of a mature man with a long beard in a pensive gaze, set against a dark background.
Review

The Tragedy of Macbeth

by Charles Bramesco

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand take on the most infamous power couple in literary history, care of Joel Coen.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Cow in dark, muddy barn aisle between wooden beams and metal walls.
Review

Cow

by Marina Ashioti

Andrea Arnold’s long-awaited fifth feature is a remarkable and visceral assault on the senses.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Memoria

by Mark Asch

Apichatpong Weerasethakul meticulously crafts a sensory journey soaked in introspection and metaphysical perplexity.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Hooded figure in dark corridor, wearing Ghostface mask from Scream film franchise.
Review

Scream

by Anton Bitel

This stylishly directed ​“requel” trickily rakes over the grave of the original Scream films, but please, no more!

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three women in formal black outfits, one with a patterned jacket, standing in a hallway.
Review

The 355

by Marina Ashioti

Jessica Chastain’s passion project is a questionable espionage thriller that flaunts its international cast of A‑Listers.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man standing shirtless in a kitchen, cooking on a stove.
Review

Minyan

by Rafa Sales Ross

Eric Steele ventures into narrative filmmaking with a lacklustre adaptation of David Bezmozgis’ queer coming-of-age story.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect