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Review

Pirates

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Reg­gie Yates’ Lon­don-set, Y2K-era debut fea­ture is a rol­lick­ing cel­e­bra­tion of friend­ship and Black British music.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Lavishly dressed individuals at an upscale social event, some wearing masks, in a room with striking red and orange lighting.
Review

House of Gucci

by Hannah Strong

Rid­ley Scott enlists an A‑List cast for his bom­bas­tic drama­ti­sa­tion of Mau­r­izio Gucci’s assassination.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a face mask gestures during a press conference, surrounded by floral arrangements.
Review

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

by Matt Turner

A school teacher goes viral for all the wrong rea­sons in Roman­ian direc­tor Radu Jude’s sala­cious social satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

King Richard

by Leila Latif

Reinal­do Mar­cus Green gets the best out of Will Smith in this biopic of Venus and Ser­e­na Williams’ father and coach.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Petite Maman

by Aimee Knight

Céline Sci­amma puts a time-loop spin on the clas­sic com­ing-of-age tale with this gen­tle fam­i­ly fairy tale.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men wearing cowboy hats conversing by candlelight in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Power of the Dog

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Jane Campion’s claus­tro­pho­bic, slow-burn west­ern dials up the queer sub­text of Thomas Savage’s source novel.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Drive My Car

by David Jenkins

This cap­ti­vat­ing, emo­tion­al­ly elo­quent Haru­ki Muraka­mi adap­ta­tion is one of 2021’s must-see movies.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Natural Light

by Marina Ashioti

This atmos­pher­ic World War Two dra­ma from Hun­gar­i­an direc­tor Dénes Nagy is too dour for its own good.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Raging Fire

by Kambole Campbell

The final film by the great Ben­ny Chan is a glo­ri­ous throw­back to the gold­en days of Hong Kong action flicks.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Tick, Tick… Boom!

by Elena Lazic

Jonathan Larson’s cel­e­brat­ed stage musi­cal gets the Lin-Manuel Miran­da treat­ment – for bet­ter and for worse.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect