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Final Destination: Bloodlines review – an absurd, grotesque film for our absurd, grotesque times

by Hannah Strong

Death comes a‑calling once more in this long-over­due sixth instal­ment into the most mor­bid hor­ror fran­chise around.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Magic Farm review – Amalia Ulman has plenty up her sleeve

by Emily Maskell

Amalia Ulman flex­es her satir­i­cal writ­ing chops, but her lat­est would have ben­e­fit­ted from more Chloë Sevi­gny and Simon Rex.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning review – delivers the big swings

by David Jenkins

Ethan and the team take anoth­er crack at foil­ing a self-learn­ing AI mon­ster that’s hell­bent on a glob­al apocalypse.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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It’s Not Me review – an innovative homage to Carax’s main muse

by David Jenkins

Leos Carax delves through his own per­son­al archive in this glo­ri­ous essay film that’s in thrall to Jean-Luc Godard.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Seeking Mavis Beacon review – Delightful search for missing icon

by Thomas Boyd

This inquis­i­tive and thought­ful doc takes the mas­sive­ly-pop­u­lar dig­i­tal typ­ing school pro­gramme as its cue for adventure.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Motel Destino review – a sleazy stay in a neon nightmare

by Rafa Sales Ross

A young enforcer for a Brazil­ian gang­ster finds him­self hid­ing out at a sleazy sex hotel in Karim Aïnouz’s neo-noir.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Wedding Banquet review – an unexpected delight

by Laura Venning

Anchored by a tal­ent­ed cast clear­ly hav­ing the time of their lives, Andrew Ahn’s new ban­quet is a bit of a treat.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Extraordinary Miss Flower review – an eccentric music doc

by David Jenkins

Unearthed love let­ters pro­vide cre­ative fuel for Ice­landic singer Emilíana Tor­ri­ni in this charm­ing, music-fuelled char­ac­ter study.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Thunderbolts* review – the best Marvel film in a while

by Fatima Sheriff

There’s a lot of super­fi­cial fun to be had with this super­hero romp, which hasn’t been the case in the MCU for a long while.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Until Dawn review – an insulting parade of tedium

by Esther Rosenfield

David F Sand­berg’s tan­gen­tial­ly relat­ed adap­ta­tion of Super­mas­sive Games’ hor­ror hit for­gets what made its video game source mate­r­i­al so great.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect

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