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Review

Sisters with Transistors

by Caitlin Quinlan

This illu­mi­nat­ing doc­u­men­tary pro­files extra­or­di­nary women musi­cians who shaped elec­tron­ic sound.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

I Blame Society

by Josh Slater-Williams

A film­mak­er turns ser­i­al killer in this live­ly meta mock­u­men­tary from writer/​director Gillian Wal­lace Horvat.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Elderly man writing at a cluttered desk, surrounded by books, ornaments and other items in a cosy home interior.
Review

Henry Glassie: Field Work

by David Jenkins

An ASMR-pow­ered doc­u­men­tary por­trait of the famed and elo­quent ethno­g­ra­ph­er and folklorist.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Sequin in a Blue Room

by David Jenkins

There’s a touch of Gregg Ara­ki about this for­mal­ly ambi­tious LGBT+ dra­ma about sex in the dig­i­tal age.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person on a white horse in a rural setting at sunset.
Review

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

by Ella Kemp

There’s poet­ry in the mun­dane at every turn in Chloé Zhao’s impres­sive debut fea­ture from 2015.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Mauritanian

by David Jenkins

Kevin Macdonald’s based-on-a-true-sto­ry Guan­tanamo Bay dra­ma too often los­es its dra­mat­ic footing.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Undine

by David Jenkins

Paula Beer plays a woman with a super­nat­ur­al secret in this uncon­ven­tion­al mod­ern-day fairy tale.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Minari

by Kambole Campbell

This gor­geous semi-mem­oir fil­ters the ragged glo­ry of the Amer­i­can Dream through a fam­i­ly of South Kore­an immi­grant farmers.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Godzilla vs King Kong

by Charles Bramesco

Two of cinema’s most icon­ic mon­sters square off in Adam Wingard’s under­whelm­ing IP crossover.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Bad Trip

by Charles Bramesco

Eric André spins his tried-and-trust­ed brand of hid­den-cam­era humour into a fea­ture-length bud­dy comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect