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Two elderly people, a man and a woman, sitting on stairs in a brick building.
Review

Eternal Beauty

by Caitlin Quinlan

Sal­ly Hawkins excels as a woman search­ing for sta­bil­i­ty in Craig Roberts’ off-kil­ter sec­ond feature.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people sitting in a car covered in snow during a heavy snowstorm, with only their faces visible through the windscreen.
Review

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

by Hannah Strong

Char­lie Kauf­man presents a mind-bend­ing psy­chodra­ma about a young woman’s jour­ney to meet her boyfriend’s parents.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Elderly man in dark suit sitting at table, looking serious and pointing.
Review

Guest of Honour

by David Jenkins

David Thewlis as a finicky health inspec­tor is the high point of this oth­er­wise bizarre and over­wrought melodrama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in grey shirt and olive trousers standing on yacht, holding rope and looking away from camera.
Review

The Mercy

by David Jenkins

Col­in Firth heads for the open ocean in this mys­te­ri­ous dra­ma from British writer/​director James Marsh.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Grey-haired elderly individual looking into mirror, reaching towards their reflection.
Review

Anomalisa

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Beau­ty and tragedy abound in Char­lie Kauf­man and Duke Johnson’s melan­cholic stop-motion treasure.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman with long hair and a man, sitting at a table and holding hands in a serious conversation.
Review

Regression

by Adam Woodward

Emma Wat­son falls foul of a satan­ic cult in this pulpy pot­boil­er from Ale­jan­dro Amenábar.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect