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Two individuals wearing personal protective equipment cleaning a mirror-like surface on a stone wall.
Review

Life in a Day 2020

by Leila Latif

Kevin Mac­don­ald updates his crowd­sourced 2010 doc­u­men­tary to give a glimpse of life on Earth in the age of Covid.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair standing in front of a rocky outcrop, wearing a cream-coloured blouse and skirt.
Review

The Dig

by David Jenkins

Carey Mul­li­gan shines in this dour arche­o­log­i­cal dra­ma on the dis­cov­ery of the Sut­ton Hoo his­tor­i­cal payload.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman reclining on a patterned sofa, staring at her mobile device. Man lying on the floor, staring up.
Review

Malcolm & Marie

by Charles Bramesco

John David Wash­ing­ton and Zen­daya play out a tedious lovers’ tiff care of writer/​director Sam Levinson.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Healthcare worker in protective suit attending to a patient on a hospital bed.
Review

76 Days

by Weiting Liu

This inti­mate doc­u­men­tary, shot dur­ing lock­down in Wuhan, mea­sures the human cost of the coro­n­avirus pandemic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in black jacket and a man in a black jacket standing at a reception desk and engaging in conversation.
Review

Locked Down

by Erik Nielsen

An afflu­ent cou­ple plot an auda­cious dia­mond heist in the Covid movie absolute­ly no one needed.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two people in diving gear embracing mid-air, surrounded by white butterflies against a bright blue sky.
Review

Away

by James Balmont

This spell­bind­ing and spir­i­tu­al Lat­vian ani­ma­tion has par­al­lels with Stu­dio Ghibli’s The Red Turtle.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up portrait of a serious-looking man in a suit, with focused eyes and an intense expression.
Review

MLK/FBI

by Rógan Graham

Based on new­ly declas­si­fied tran­scripts, this doc­u­men­tary charts the US government’s harass­ment of the civ­il rights leader.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a pregnant woman, talking in a dimly lit room.
Review

Pieces of a Woman

by Hannah Strong

Kornél Mundruczó’s affect­ing dra­ma fol­lows a cou­ple who expe­ri­ence the loss of their first child short­ly after birth.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Back of a person's head wearing a dark suit, overlooking a cityscape.
Review

Mayor

by Matt Turner

This strik­ing por­trait of the may­or or Ramal­lah digs into the details of gov­er­nance, diplo­ma­cy and dignity.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Crowd of people in a public place, some wearing hats and glasses, with a character from the Pixar film 'Soul' in the foreground.
Review

Soul

by Hannah Strong

Jamie Foxx plays a jazz musi­cian attempt­ing to return to the land of the liv­ing in Pixar’s lat­est ani­mat­ed spectacle.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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