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Review

High & Low: John Galliano – a superior profile doc

by David Jenkins

Kevin Mac­don­ald gives his sub­ject enough rope in this slip­pery doc­u­men­tary about how we project a sense of regret.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Four Daughters review – successfully bypasses the traps of the gratuitous

by Rafa Sales Ross

The lat­est doc­u­men­tary from Tunisian direc­tor Kaouther Ben Hania cen­ters a quar­tet of young women whose lives are changed for­ev­er when two of them join ISIS.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Spaceman review – a moving voyage to the far beyond

by Hannah Strong

Adam San­dler stars as a lone­ly cos­mo­naut who befriends a giant, benev­o­lent spi­der at the edge of the uni­verse in Johan Renck­’s spir­i­tu­al odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Memory review – a frustratingly shallow character study

by Yasmine Kandil

Jes­si­ca Chas­tain and Peter Sars­gaard star in Michel Fran­co’s dour dra­ma about high school class­mates who unex­pect­ed­ly reunite amid painful circumstances.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Maestro review – as heady and bombastic as a golden-age Hollywood musical

by Lillian Crawford

Bradley Coop­er soars in this lov­ing­ly craft­ed biopic of leg­endary com­pos­er Leonard Bernstein.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Wicked Little Letters review – a flimsy comic farce

by David Jenkins

Olivia Col­man is ham­pered by thin mate­r­i­al in this over­ly-quaint parochial Brit­com which con­tains a fair bit of swearing.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Perfect Days review – profound simplicity by two cinematic masters

by Hannah Strong

Wim Wen­ders’ gen­tle char­ac­ter stud­ies fea­tures a beau­ti­ful­ly restrained per­for­mance from Kôji Yakusho, as a toi­let clean­er who lives a sim­ple life in Tokyo.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Dune: Part Two – a rousing and stylish hard sci-fi sequel

by David Jenkins

Tim­o­th­ée Cha­la­met and Zen­daya shine as mys­ti­cal free­dom fight­ers in this grandiose and often-breath­tak­ing blockbuster.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Society of the Snow review – a visceral survival drama

by Emma Fraser

A har­row­ing yet incred­i­bly human look at sur­vival in the most des­per­ate cir­cum­stances from direc­tor JA Bayona.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Nyad review – a solid, female-fronted sports saga

by David Jenkins

Annette Ben­ing plays the real-life marathon swim­mer in this feel­go­od dra­ma that doc­u­ments her attempts to cross the Straits of Florida.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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