Reviews

A woman lying on a bed, holding a young child wrapped in a blanket.
Review

Hereditary

by Hannah Strong

A painful sense of impending dread fills every frame of Ari Aster’s searing cinematic debut.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman with dark curly hair and a pensive expression, wearing a white lace-trimmed blouse and lying on a velvet sofa.
Review

The Happy Prince

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Rupert Everett hams it up in this uneven biopic about the final years of Oscar Wilde.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Boy Downstairs

by David Jenkins

Zosia Mamet stars as a wayward writer forced to confront a past romance in this underwhelming quirk-com.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

by Adam Woodward

Chaos reigns in more ways than one in this muddled dinosaur pile-up from director JA Bayona and writer Colin Trevorrow.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Lek and the Dogs

by Phil Concannon

Maverick British filmmaker Andrew Kötting serves up another remarkable audio-visual experience.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

McQueen

by Manuela Lazic

The late fashion designer’s life and work makes for a compelling if complicated subject.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Ismael’s Ghosts

by Jaime N Christley

Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsbourg vie for Matthieu Amalric’s affections in this taut melodrama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

L’Amant Double

by Manuela Lazic

This twisty psycho-thriller from François Ozon sees a perplexed young woman dating identical shrinks.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

That Summer

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This evocative prequel-of-sorts to the seminal documentary Grey Gardens is well worth a look.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman with a short, dark hairstyle and a man, in a black and white film still. The woman has an intense expression, staring at the man.
Review

Pandora’s Box (1929)

by Caroline Golum

Louise Brooks is as beguiling as ever in this BFI re-issue of GW Pabst’s silent era classic.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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