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Review

The Boys in the Boat review – gentle, forgettable sports drama

by Hannah Strong

Cal­lum Turn­er puts in a fine per­for­mance as Olympic row­er Joe Rantz in George Clooney’s lat­est cosy slice of Amer­i­can history.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Master Gardener

by Hannah Strong

Joel Edger­ton plays a hor­ti­cul­tur­ist with a trou­bled past in Paul Schrader’s beau­ti­ful but under­whelm­ing drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand in a doorway. The woman has curly blonde hair, and the man has his hand on his face, appearing distressed.
Review

Boy Erased

by Ella Kemp

Lucas Hedges plays a young man strug­gling with his sex­u­al iden­ti­ty in this ten­der dra­ma from direc­tor Joel Edgerton.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Gringo

by Naomi Wong

Nash ​“Broth­er of Joel” Edger­ton directs this enter­tain­ing but lazi­ly script­ed Mex­i­can crime caper.

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2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Red Sparrow

by Elena Lazic

Jen­nifer Lawrence plays a Sovi­et spy whose repeat­ed abuse leaves a sour taste in the mouth.

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3
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2
In Retrospect
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Review

It Comes at Night

by Elena Lazic

This cold­ly affect­ing con­ta­gion hor­ror excels in gen­er­at­ing a sense of acute dread, but falls short on the sto­ry front.

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3
Enjoyment
3
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Review

Midnight Special

by Adam Woodward

Writer/​director Jeff Nichols reach­es for the stars with this sim­ply awe­some sci-fi parable.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Loving

by Christina Newland

Ruth Neg­ga and Joel Edger­ton bring a qui­et ten­der­ness to this under­stat­ed tale of racial prej­u­dice in the Deep South.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Jane Got a Gun

by David Jenkins

Natal­ie Port­man has her fin­ger firm­ly off the trig­ger in this calami­tous faux fem­i­nist western.

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Review

The Thing

by Ashley Clark

While the char­ac­ter­i­sa­tion is thin and deliv­ered in broad strokes, by the time hav­oc breaks loose it’s unlike­ly you’ll care too much.

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4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Warrior

by Adam Woodward

Tom Hardy and Joel Edger­ton star in this rous­ing, fierce­ly act­ed tale of sib­ling bonds bruised and bandaged.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Animal Kingdom

by Jason Wood

David Michôd doesn’t put a foot wrong. The writ­ing, direc­tion and per­for­mances are first-rate.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect