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Two men wearing tactical gear in a lush, green landscape.
Review

Triple Frontier

by Hannah Strong

JC Chandor’s South Amer­i­can action-thriller boasts a stel­lar cast, but it’s all brawn and no brains.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in black coat holding small white dog outdoors
Incoming

Oscar Isaac wants to lead the upcoming Metal Gear Solid film

by Charles Bramesco

He’s already nailed Sol­id Snake’s per­ma­nent five o’clock shadow.
Two people, a man and a woman, embracing in a park setting with trees and a street in the background.
Review

Life Itself

by Hannah Strong

Dan Fogelman’s star­ry New York soap opera is a stag­ger­ing waste of tal­ent and money.

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Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two people examining a large, scaly reptile in a forested environment. The image shows their hands and arms interacting with the creature, which appears to be some type of crocodilian or alligator.
Review

Annihilation

by Adam Woodward

Alex Gar­land deliv­ers a visu­al­ly stun­ning, cool­ly affect­ing alle­go­ry for life, loss and human fallibility.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in a wheelchair next to vintage car in darkness
Review

Suburbicon

by Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark direc­to­r­i­al flour­ish to the Coen broth­ers’ tale of mur­der and moral pan­ic in small­town USA.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a beard and moustache wearing a beige coat, holding a camera, surrounded by red flags.
Review

The Promise

by Sophie Wyatt

Hotel Rwanda’s Ter­ry George returns with a colour­ful his­tor­i­cal por­trait of the Armen­ian Genocide.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in suits seated at a table, one gesturing as they converse in a dimly lit room with blinds visible in the background.
In Praise Of

Why Strangers on a Train is a masterpiece of suspenseful storytelling

by Paul Risker

A new film star­ing Oscar Isaac got us think­ing about Alfred Hitchcock’s clas­sic tale of duplic­i­ty and intrigue.
Man in black coat holding small white dog outdoors
Review

Mojave

by Joel Philpott

Oscar Isaac turns vil­lain in this enjoy­ably moody thriller from direc­tor writer/​director William Monahan.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two well-dressed individuals, a woman in a patterned jacket and a man in a suit, seated at a restaurant table with tableware and drinks.
Review

A Most Violent Year

by Adam Woodward

Oscar Isaac deliv­ers the goods as the paci­fist hero in this strange and slight­ly unsat­is­fy­ing peri­od crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man with curly hair playing an acoustic guitar on stage with a microphone.
Review

Inside Llewyn Davis

by Adam Woodward

Cold exte­ri­ors and warm inte­ri­ors com­bine in the Coen broth­ers’ rhap­sod­ic por­trait of a ​’60s folk singer.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect