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Review

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

by Kambole Campbell

The pro­duc­ers of Avatar pre­quel The Leg­end of Kor­ra expand on Netflix’s dark fan­ta­sy series with a bloody ​“ani­mé”.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Prince of Muck

by Katie Goh

Cindy Jansen’s intrigu­ing doc­u­men­tary chron­i­cles one man’s life on one of Scotland’s most remote islands.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Pig

by Hannah Strong

Nico­las Cage reveals his sen­si­tive side in Michael Sarnoski’s warm-heart­ed porcine revenge western.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Censor

by Adam Woodward

A film cen­sor goes in search of her miss­ing sis­ter in Pra­no Bailey-Bond’s razor-sharp, retro-styled hor­ror satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Sabaya

by Marina Ashioti

A som­bre and emo­tive doc­u­men­tary depict­ing the painful real­i­ties of the Islam­ic State’s reign of terror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Night House

by Marina Ashioti

David Bruckner’s archi­tec­tur­al hor­ror stands up to the con­tem­po­rary chal­lenges of dab­bling with ghosts and jump scares.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Wildland

by Rafa Sales Ross

Sidse Babett Knud­sen excels in this claus­tro­pho­bic crime dra­ma from first-time direc­tor Jeanette Nordahl.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

by Flora Spencer Grant

This behind-the-scenes look at the ill-fat­ed work­place start­up buys into the cap­i­tal­ist ideals of its subject.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

I’m Your Man

by Caitlin Quinlan

Maria Schrader’s slight­ly flat sci-fi romance sees Dan Stevens play a humanoid robot designed for love.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Free Guy

by Leila Latif

Ryan Reynolds has an exis­ten­tial cri­sis inside a video game in this most­ly enter­tain­ing action-adventure-comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect