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Five people sitting inside a vehicle, with warm yellow lighting from windows behind them creating a bright backdrop against their silhouettes.
Review

It Was Just An Accident review – straightforward yet powerful, gripping and generous

by David Jenkins

Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winner is a finely calibrated thriller exploring the high price of revenge on a potentially evil man.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Female boxer in white vest and shorts with red gloves celebrates in boxing ring under bright overhead lights.
Review

Christy review – this ain’t ringing no box office bells

by Mark Asch

David Michôd’s biopic of pioneering boxer Christy Martin is a serviceable showcase for Sydney Sweeney.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people in dark clothing stand inside what appears to be a vehicle or confined space. One wears a hat, another has glasses and a tie.
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery review – speaks to believers, cynics, and those in between

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Rian Johnson’s sharp and witty Knives Out threequel is powered by a standout lead turn from Josh O’Connor.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men standing outdoors at night - one in black leather jacket over checked shirt, other in black and white athletic top with string lights behind them.
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Pillion review – a refreshingly sexy and touching erotic drama

by Hannah Strong

A meek young traffic warden embarks on a sexual odyssey with a taciturn biker in Harry Lighton’s loose adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones’ Box Hill.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Blonde woman in cream blouse receives red roses from kneeling man in dark suit inside warmly lit restaurant or pub setting.
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Blue Moon review – one spry night of a fallen musical genius

by David Jenkins

Richard Linklater casts Ethan Hawke as drunken wit Lorenz Hart and charts the beginning of the end of his epic downfall. 

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person's hands holding black pistol and mobile phone indoors with warm lighting.
Review

Zodiac Killer Project review – all filler, all killer

by David Jenkins

Film essayist Charlie Shackleton takes dead-aim at the true crime industrial complex in this cheeky documentary about a dream project that wasn’t to be.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person in dark clothing holding rifle, standing in doorway with orange flames and smoke filling background.
Review

Sisu: Road To Revenge review – a Suomi western

by Anton Bitel

Jorma Tommila reprises his role as ​“the man who refuses to die” in this vengeance-fuelled sequel to 2022 sleeper hit, Sisu.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man with long dark hair and beard against blue-grey sky background, mouth slightly open, wearing dark clothing.
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The Carpenter’s Son review – FKA Twigs’ Mary is more wooden than anything in the carpentry workshop

by Billie Walker

Lotfy Nathan takes inspiration from the apocrypha for this dull religious horror focused on the trials of a moody teenage Jesus.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Blonde woman in white dress faces green-skinned figure in black witch hat and robes inside ornate pink-toned interior with arched architecture.
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Wicked: For Good review – Chu is as much a fraud as his Wizard

by Juan Barquin

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo shine together, but Jon M Chu’s second instalment of the Broadway adaptation is otherwise a bloated, unimaginative mess.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three shirtless men in military caps and dark trousers holding hands in classroom, rifles strapped to backs, green chalkboard behind
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Fiume o morte! review – a lively and creative history lesson

by David Jenkins

Filmmaker Igor Bezinović restages a little-known early 20th century coup in this entertaining hybrid work that connects community and landscape.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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