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A person wearing a beige top sits in a forest, surrounded by pine trees.
Review

Land

by Adam Woodward

Robin Wright directs and stars in this affect­ing if slight por­trait of a woman attempt­ing to escape her grief.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with long, dark hair and a beard driving a car. He appears to be looking straight ahead with a serious expression.
Review

The Killing of Two Lovers

by Ariel Klinghoffer

A man fights to save his mar­riage in this heart-wrench­ing dra­ma from writer/​director Robert Machoian.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women with blonde and brown hair looking away in a grassy field against a distant hill.
Review

After Love

by Leila Latif

Joan­na Scanlan’s Islam­ic con­vert goes on a lit­er­al and metaphor­i­cal jour­ney fol­low­ing the death of her husband.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Black and white image of a pig's snout and eye, with grass in the background.
Review

Gunda

by Matt Turner

Vic­tor Kossakovsky’s doc­u­men­tary cap­tures the dai­ly rhythms of its porcine star’s life on the farm.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman holding a shotgun in an aggressive posture in front of a wooden wall.
Review

Girl

by Charles Bramesco

Bel­la Thorne goes on the warpath in first-time direc­tor Chad Faust’s lack­lus­tre revenge thriller.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three young women at an outdoor event, smiling and embracing one another.
Review

Ahead of the Curve

by Laura Venning

This engag­ing doc­u­men­tary cel­e­brates the work of an icon­ic les­bian pub­li­ca­tion and its fear­some creator.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Angry, bloodied man grimacing with clenched teeth and fist raised
Review

Surge

by Josh Slater-Williams

A pow­der-keg per­for­mance from Ben Whishaw pow­ers this vis­cer­al Lon­don-set crime thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women seated on a white bench, one wearing a floral dress and the other a blue jacket and purple dress.
Review

Frankie

by Laura Venning

Writer/​director Ira Sachs miss­es a trick with this ambling fam­i­ly dra­ma set in a pic­turesque Por­tuguese town.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in a forest setting, one assisting the other who appears to be injured or distressed.
Review

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

by Anna Bogutskaya

The third instal­ment in the hor­ror fran­chise gives us a lot of Ed and Lor­raine War­ren, but not near­ly enough Satan.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman with dark, curly hair and red lipstick wearing a black coat with leather panels and studs.
Review

Cruella

by Hannah Strong

Emma Stone plays the fur-lov­ing fash­ion­ista in this over­long and large­ly unin­spired ori­gin story.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect