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Review

The End of Evangelion

by Kambole Campbell

Back in cin­e­mas this week, Hidea­ki Anno’s fea­ture-length finale breaks hearts, bod­ies, and the fourth wall.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

You Will Die at Twenty

by David Jenkins

First-time direc­tor Amjad Abu Alala’s med­i­ta­tive dra­ma con­cerns an exis­ten­tial prophe­cy in a Sudanese village.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a suit waves from a yellow submarine with a smiling face design, while two men work on the craft.
Review

Becoming Cousteau

by Marina Ashioti

An enter­tain­ing deep dive into the adven­ture-filled tra­vails of famed oceanog­ra­ph­er and film­mak­er Jacques Cousteau.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people at a desk, one man with facial hair, one boy, one woman with glasses, working on a computer.
Review

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

by Hannah Strong

Jason Reit­man takes on the man­tle of his Ghost­bust­ing father Ivan with this emo­tion­al­ly manip­u­la­tive nos­tal­gia trip.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Mothering Sunday

by Ella Kemp

Eva Husson’s Eng­lish-lan­guage debut is a watered down adap­ta­tion of Gra­ham Swift’s epony­mous novel.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Keyboard Fantasies

by John Dunning

This tour doc­u­men­tary-cum-biog­ra­phy cel­e­brates the remark­able life and career of cult musi­cian Bev­er­ly Glenn-Copeland.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Bull

by Lou Thomas

Neil Maskell is a man on a mis­sion in writer/​director Paul Andrew Williams’ furi­ous and for­mu­la­ic revenge thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Card Counter

by David Jenkins

Paul Schrad­er con­tin­ues his God’s Lone­ly Man project with Oscar Isaac in-tow as a tor­ment­ed pro­fes­sion­al pok­er player.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Eternals

by David Jenkins

Chloé Zhao remix­es the Mar­vel Cin­e­mat­ic Uni­verse tem­plate with this ethe­re­al take on the clas­sic super­hero saga.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Spencer

by David Jenkins

Kris­ten Stew­art is the sav­ing grace of direc­tor Pablo Larraín’s slow-paced and inert biopic of Princess Diana.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect