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Two men in a dimly lit room, one older with white hair wearing a green jacket, the other younger with dark hair wearing a black jacket and red shirt.
Review

The Banshees of Inisherin

by Hannah Strong

Mar­tin McDon­agh deploys his sig­na­ture acer­bic wit to an affec­tion­ate folk­tale as he reunites with Bren­dan Glee­son and Col­in Farrell.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Dumbo

by Hannah Strong

Tim Burton’s over­stuffed and under­whelm­ing sideshow act lacks a sense of wonder.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four people in a backstage area, packing boxes on a table. The scene features diverse individuals in casual attire, suggesting a behind-the-scenes or production environment.
Review

Widows

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen deliv­ers the goods with a heist thriller about four women who take extreme mea­sures to pay back a debt.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Roman J Israel, Esq

by Elena Lazic

Den­zel Wash­ing­ton plays an altru­is­tic attor­ney in this low-key crime thriller from Night­crawler direc­tor Dan Gilroy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man standing on a staircase in a dimly lit room, with large arched windows and a chandelier visible.
Review

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

by Trevor Johnston

Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos is up to his old tricks in this typ­i­cal­ly strange and idio­syn­crat­ic psycho-thriller.

4
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4
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4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, wearing formal attire and standing in a lavish, ornate setting with a candelabra.
Review

The Beguiled

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sofia Coppola’s steamy South­ern pot­boil­er is her most arrest­ing and assured movie to date.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man wearing a black suit, carrying a suitcase, walking down a corridor with red curtains and people in the background.
Review

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

by Elena Lazic

This lav­ish Pot­ter spin-off set in 1920s New York severe­ly lacks for hon­est-to-good­ness mag­ic and awe.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in suits walking through a field of tall wheat stalks.
Review

The Lobster

by Trevor Johnston

Direc­tor Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos proves he’s still got plen­ty left up his sleeve with this dark dystopic satire.

4
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3
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4
In Retrospect
Two men, one holding a small dog, conversing whilst hiking in a mountainous, arid landscape.
Review

Seven Psychopaths

by David Jenkins

Dog­nap­ping! Vig­i­lante killings! Christo­pher Walken’s cra­vat! Just a few things you’ll find in Mar­tin McDonagh’s latest.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men embracing in a garden.
Review

Cassandra’s Dream

by Emma Patterson

Woody Allen’s lat­est is thor­ough­ly enter­tain­ing – but for all the wrong reasons.

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2
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2
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Two men in dark coats seated in front of a historic building with a tower.
Review

In Bruges

by Kevin Maher

Play­wright-turned-direc­tor Mar­tin McDon­agh’s debut is dark­er than your aver­age hit­men-in-per­il comedy.

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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect