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Review

New Order

by Trevor Johnston

Michel Franco’s but­ton-push­ing dra­ma sees Mexico’s super-rich get their come­up­pance in spec­tac­u­lar­ly vio­lent fashion.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four individuals dressed in casual clothing, standing in a dark outdoor setting on a grassy field.
Review

Boys from County Hell

by Marina Ashioti

Writer/​director Chris Baugh’s vam­pire com­e­dy-hor­ror fails to breathe new life into a stale genre.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Weathered man with stubble, furrowed brows and piercing eyes gazing directly at camera against desert landscape.
Review

Val

by Leigh Singer

Part play­ful scrap book, part poignant con­fes­sion­al, this doc­u­men­tary self-por­trait reveals plen­ty about its subject.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

El Father Plays Himself

by Matt Turner

This rich meta-doc­u­men­tary fol­lows a father and son on a deeply per­son­al film­mak­ing jour­ney into the Ama­zon jungle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two figures, a man and a young boy, standing on stone steps in an urban setting.
Review

Stillwater

by Hannah Strong

Matt Damon fights for his daughter’s free­dom in Tom McCarthy’s turgid dra­ma based on the mur­der of Mered­ith Kercher.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Zola

by Hannah Strong

Tay­lour Paige and Riley Keough star in a wild Florid­i­an road trip movie based on an icon­ic Twit­ter thread.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Fever

by Matt Turner

Brazil­ian film­mak­er Maya Da-Rin’s alle­gor­i­cal mys­tery-thriller expert­ly melds tra­di­tion with modernity.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Pray Away

by Emily Maskell

This dev­as­tat­ing doc­u­men­tary expos­es the shock­ing truth of one of the world’s largest gay con­ver­sion ther­a­py schemes.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Suicide Squad

by Lillian Crawford

James Gunn dou­bles down on his crass brand of humour in this charm­less, unfun­ny and facile fran­chise redo.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Sparks Brothers

by Ed Gibbs

Edgar Wright’s trib­ute to two of his musi­cal heroes is an exhil­a­rat­ing look back over a unique pop career.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect