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Review

Last Swim review – fresh blood in British film!

by Rógan Graham

A‑Level results day gives way to a com­pelling look at late teen­hood in Sasha Nathani’s Lon­don-set debut feature.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Woman in the Yard review – forgettable ghostly horror

by Hannah Strong

A griev­ing fam­i­ly find them­selves with an unwant­ed house guest in the lat­est under­whelm­ing thriller from jour­ney­man direc­tor Jaume Collet-Serra.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Misericordia review – Chabrol would have approved

by Thomas Dawson

Alain Guiraudie defies neat cat­e­gori­sa­tion with his shapeshift­ing eighth fea­ture about moral­i­ty, crime and queer desire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Stimming Pool review – a unique, enchanting experience

by Alex Hopkins-McQuillan

The Neu­ro­cul­tures Col­lec­tive and Steven East­wood present a world per­ceived through autism in this won­der­ful­ly exper­i­men­tal, hybrid endeavour.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Novocaine review – no pain, no gain

by Hannah Strong

Jack Quaid deliv­ers a charm­ing per­for­mance as a man inca­pable of feel­ing pain in Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s ultra­vi­o­lent action-comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

A Working Man review – a dire, forgettable actioner

by Hannah Strong

Even Jason Statham looks bored by his lat­est hard man turn in Dav­ey Ayer’s unin­spired adap­ta­tion of Chuck Dixon’s nov­el Lev­on’s Trade.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

La Cocina review – powered by Raúl Briones’ manic performance

by Hannah Strong

Ten­sions flare between front of house and kitchen staff in Alon­so Ruiz­pala­cios’ Times Square restau­rant-set drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Y2K review – as throwaway as a killer Tamagotchi

by Iona Mathieson

The mil­len­ni­um bug trig­gers a cyber-apoc­a­lypse in Kyle Mooney’s nos­tal­gia-dri­ven direc­to­r­i­al debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

When Autumn Falls review – another year, another Ozon

by David Jenkins

This light­weight Chabro­lian coun­try dra­ma from François Ozon sees an elder­ly retiree with a com­plex past try­ing to do right by her family.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Dig! XX review – the original version is still the best

by David Jenkins

Ondi Tim­o­n­er revis­its her clas­sic 2004 rock doc with an extend­ed ver­sion that doesn’t add much to the great­ness of the original.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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