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Two women in winter clothing, one holding a basket, walking on a city street. Black and white image with a vintage aesthetic.
Review

Passing

by David Jenkins

Ruth Neg­ga and Tes­sa Thomp­son stars in Rebec­ca Hall’s styl­ish direc­to­r­i­al debut about racial iden­ti­ty in 1920s New York.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person in a beige coat looking out of a car window in a desert landscape.
Review

The Nowhere Inn

by Emily Maskell

Annie Clark (aka St Vin­cent) and Car­rie Brown­stein set off on an uncon­ven­tion­al road trip in this pithy meta-documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman with short dark hair wearing a pink zip-up top, looking directly at the camera.
Review

Quant

by Lillian Crawford

Sadie Frost directs this illu­mi­nat­ing pro­file doc on the 1960s fash­ion icon and prog­en­i­tor of the miniskirt.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a light coloured shirt standing in a lush, green forest.
Review

Azor

by David Jenkins

This excep­tion­al debut fea­ture from Andreas Fontana takes in a search for a miss­ing banker in ​’70s Argentina.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman wearing a white shirt, standing in a room with purple and red lighting.
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Last Night in Soho

by David Jenkins

This time-trav­el­ling neo-gial­lo from Edgar Wright con­tains a few stun­ning sequences, but flubs the final act.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two masked figures on horseback in a Western setting, wearing cowboy hats and bandanas over their faces.
Review

The Harder They Fall

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s supreme­ly vio­lent revenge thriller is a bold and bloody rein­ven­tion of the movie western.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a messy, cluttered bedroom sitting on a bed, looking pensive.
Review

Playlist

by Ariel Klinghoffer

French graph­ic nov­el artist Nine Anti­co directs this uneven char­ac­ter study of a young woman look­ing for love.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a sofa and looking at each other intently. The room is dimly lit, with a lamp and framed artwork visible in the background.
Review

Dear Evan Hansen

by Corey Atad

This well-inten­tioned but glar­ing­ly wrong­head­ed adap­ta­tion of the Tony-win­ning musi­cal is one of the year’s worst.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman and a young boy sitting in a dimly lit, wooden-panelled room. The woman has dark hair and appears concerned, while the boy has a pensive expression.
Review

Antlers

by Anton Bitel

A horned enti­ty stalks Keri Russell’s school teacher in direc­tor Scott Cooper’s alle­gor­i­cal Amer­i­can hor­ror story.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Smiling male musician in denim jacket playing acoustic guitar on stage.
Review

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers

by Greg Wetherall

This new­ly unearthed chron­i­cle of the mak­ing of the Amer­i­can singer-songwriter’s favourite album is a gift for fans.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect