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Review

Civil War review – sound without the fury

by Hannah Strong

Alex Gar­land’s vision of a future Amer­i­ca rav­aged by con­flict is impres­sive­ly mount­ed but lacks polit­i­cal bite.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Power of the Dog

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Jane Campion’s claus­tro­pho­bic, slow-burn west­ern dials up the queer sub­text of Thomas Savage’s source novel.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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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
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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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Melancholia

by Jonathan Crocker

There’s some­thing pow­er­ful here, but von Tri­er hasn’t quite man­aged to force it through the screen.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Marie Antoinette

by Matt Bochenski

So much of Marie Antoinette is so good, but a sto­ry this rich and dra­mat­ic deserved more.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect