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The Ice Tower review – a fairy tale frío-noir that will give you chills

by Anton Bitel

Lucile Hadžihalilović’s mesmerising riff on the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is a true triumph of imagination.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Game review – a taut, lean and claustrophobic homegrown thriller

by Paul Weedon

Portishead’s Geoff Barrow teams with comic book writer Rob Williams to pen a tightly-wound, unexpected rave-era thriller that delivers the goods.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Predators review – one of the most valuable entries into a saturated genre

by Hannah Strong

David Osit charts the rise and fall of the popular television programme To Catch a Predator with this brilliantly thought-provoking doc.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Keeper review – dull horror that stifles all its promise

by Marina Ashioti

Osgood Perkins’ cabin-set horror is a rushed, predictable and disappointing affair.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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The Thing With Feathers review – simplistic self-help cinema

by David Jenkins

This genre-inflected adaptation of Max Porter’s 2019 bestseller starring Benedict Cumberbatch fails to leap off the page.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Alpha review – vibrates with life

by Hannah Strong

After her visceral and tender second feature, Titane, Julia Ducournau shifts gears with a unique drama inspired by the AIDS crisis.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Now You See Me: Now You Don’t review – new, magic-fuelled heists

by Anna McKibbin

Ruben Fleischer may not have a whole bag of tricks, but the ones he does use here are fun enough to keep this magician-led threequel entertaining enough.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Nuremberg review – has all the substance of Crowe’s prosthetic belly

by Lillian Crawford

James Vanderbilt tackles the trial that brought down one of the Third Reich’s architects as he attempts a well-intentioned but superficial attack on the current rise of American fascism.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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The Running Man review – brings very little new to the death sports arena

by David Jenkins

Edgar Wright’s slick new adaptation of the dystopian Stephen King novel fails to tackle some of the key issues of our age.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Jay Kelly review – the Clooney of it all...

by Hannah Strong

Noah Baumbach’s new dramedy isn’t breaking new ground, but it’s a charming, wistful take on what lies beneath the myth of celebrity.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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