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Blitz – A vital fragment of the Steve McQueen saga

by Rógan Graham

A moth­er and son reunion takes place on the bomb-shat­tered streets of World War Two-era Lon­don in this sweep­ing his­tor­i­cal melodrama.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people sitting on a sofa, man wearing grey vest and woman wearing yellow top.
Review

Hoard review – proudly strange and provocative

by David Jenkins

Seek out this stun­ning, empa­thet­ic and rad­i­cal British debut from first-time British film­mak­er Luna Carmoon.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman in a red floral dress stands in a snowy landscape.
Review

True Things

by Steph Green

Har­ry Wootliff’s adap­ta­tion of Deb­o­rah Kay Davies’ nov­el boasts charm­ing leads but strug­gles with out­dat­ed gen­der politics.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Intense green-yellow lighting on man with long beard and curly hair, brooding expression.
Review

In the Earth

by Hannah Strong

Ben Wheat­ley goes back to basics in this under­stat­ed yet supreme­ly effec­tive 21st cen­tu­ry folk horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman operating a sewing machine, sewing red fabric on a dark background.
Review

In Fabric

by Anton Bitel

Peter Strick­land spins a yarn about a haunt­ed dress in this fash­ion­able freakout.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Family walking down a brick-lined alley, surrounded by fences and foliage.
Review

I, Daniel Blake

by David Jenkins

Ken Loach’s lat­est polemic has a vital mes­sage that’s dilut­ed by some heavy-hand­ed direction.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect