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Two people smiling, wearing traditional Indian clothing, with an ornate red and gold backdrop.
Review

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

by Fatima Sheriff

A filmmaker sets out to document her best friend's arranged marriage in Shekhar Kapur's culture clash romantic comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair standing in front of a rocky outcrop, wearing a cream-coloured blouse and skirt.
Review

The Dig

by David Jenkins

Carey Mulligan shines in this dour archeological drama on the discovery of the Sutton Hoo historical payload.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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 man with curly hair and a checked shirt playing an electric guitar on stage, singing into a microphone.
Review

Yesterday

by David Jenkins

The Beatles’ sublime songbook is the subject of this sadly underpowered and incurious romantic Britcom.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three people - a woman with long blonde hair in a white coat, a man with dark hair, and a woman with curly blonde hair wearing a colourful patterned shawl - standing together in an indoor setting with decorative lighting.
Review

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

by Manuela Lazic

This triumphant sequel to 2008’s ABBA musical is the most purely enjoyable big screen experience of the summer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and woman conversing in a rustic setting, likely a workshop or garage, with wooden furniture and tools visible in the background.
Review

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by David Jenkins

A wartime book group harbours a dark secret in this sparky British drama from director Mike Newell.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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
Two men, one young and one older, in an intense discussion, with serious expressions on their faces.
Review

Baby Driver

by Charles Bramesco

Edgar Wright’s finely-tuned latest is a glorious joyride that will leave you spinning.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman in mint green and rust-coloured dress standing on a wooden platform, surrounded by wooden structures and greenery.
Review

Cinederella

by David Jenkins

Kenneth Branagh’s refreshing, irony-free retelling of Cinderella with Downtown Abbey’s Lily James sliding on the glass slipper.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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