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Review

Gunpowder Milkshake

by Charles Bramesco

Karen Gillan leads an all-star squad of female con­tract assas­sins in Navot Papushado’s all-action misfire.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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The Story of Looking

by Laura Venning

Doc­u­men­tary mak­er Mark Cousins gets per­son­al with this eye-open­ing essay film about the his­to­ry of human vision.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

by Emily Maskell

Tom MacRae and Dan Gille­spie Sells’ hit West End show is fab­u­lous­ly trans­lat­ed to the big screen.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Rose Plays Julie

by David Jenkins

A young woman tracks down her bio­log­i­cal moth­er in Joe Lawlor and Chris­tine Molloy’s grip­ping study of trau­ma and identity.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Herself

by Hannah Strong

Clare Dunne gives a cap­ti­vat­ing per­for­mance as a woman rebuild­ing her life after escap­ing an abu­sive relationship.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Collini Case

by Marina Ashioti

Moral­i­ty, jus­tice and the lim­its of the law are explored in this clichéd adap­ta­tion of Fer­di­nand von Schirach’s best­selling novel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Ninjababy

by Ariel Klinghoffer

An ama­teur car­toon­ist meets her unborn child in Nor­we­gian writer/​director Yngvild Sve Flikke’s irrev­er­ent comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Copilot

by Marina Ashioti

Anne Zohra Berrached’s ​’90s-set romance fic­tion­alis­es the pri­vate life of Unit­ed 93 hijack­er Ziad Jar­rah and his lover.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Respect

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

This con­ven­tion­al Aretha Franklin biopic is ele­vat­ed by Jen­nifer Hudson’s trans­portive cen­tral performance.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

by Weiting Liu

The MCU’s first Asian super­hero movie com­bines thrilling spec­ta­cle with cul­tur­al speci­fici­ty to cor­rect the comics’ racist past.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect