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Two women with fearful expressions peering through a partially open wooden door.
Review

Rebecca

by Hannah Strong

Armie Ham­mer and Lily James are woe­ful­ly mis­cast in this limp adap­ta­tion of Daphne du Maurier’s clas­sic novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A mature man in a suit and glasses holding a cigar in a dimly lit room.
Review

Darkest Hour

by Trevor Johnston

Gary Old­man is on career-best form in this stan­dard issue Win­ston Churchill biopic from direc­tor Joe Wright.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Greyscale portrait of a woman with long, wavy hair, wearing a white blouse, standing in front of a patterned backdrop.
Review

The Party

by Adam Lee Davies

Wool­ly dia­logue under­mines a strong cast and intrigu­ing plot in Sal­ly Potter’s drab drama.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing close together and appearing to have an intimate conversation.
Review

Suite Française

by David Jenkins

Nazi occu­pa­tion in the French coun­try­side leads to for­bid­den love in this so-so lit­er­ary adaptation.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a black shirt and scarf stands in a vivid orange hallway, his expression conveying a sense of tension or distress.
Review

Only God Forgives

by Adam Woodward

Ryan Gosling and Nico­las Wind­ing Refn reunite with a vengeance in this beau­ti­ful and bruis­ing Bangkok thriller.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman in a red dress standing with a man in a suit, surrounded by other people at what appears to be a formal event or gathering.
Review

In the House

by Adam Woodward

Lit­er­ary prodi­gy writes rings around his prof in the spry lat­est from arty teas­er François Ozon.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect