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Review

The Beast review – a mind-boggling, sprawling romantic epic

by Hannah Strong

Across three time­lines, a pair of lovers find each oth­er again and again in Bertrand Bonel­lo’s ambi­tious, genre-defy­ing latest.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Dune: Part Two – a rousing and stylish hard sci-fi sequel

by David Jenkins

Tim­o­th­ée Cha­la­met and Zen­daya shine as mys­ti­cal free­dom fight­ers in this grandiose and often-breath­tak­ing blockbuster.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

One Fine Morning

by Savina Petkova

Léa Sey­doux stars as a sin­gle moth­er entan­gled in an affair with a mar­ried man in Mia Hansen-Løve’s pow­er­ful eighth feature.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Crimes of the Future

by Sarah Cleary

Extreme surgery replaces sex in body hor­ror mae­stro David Cronenberg’s ambi­tious blends of sci­ence fic­tion and film noir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Kursk: The Last Mission

by Anton Bitel

Thomas Vin­ter­berg recon­structs the K‑141 Kursk sub­ma­rine dis­as­ter but throws in a few too many gimmicks.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

It’s Only the End of the World

by David Jenkins

Xavier Dolan’s lat­est is an acci­den­tal – and excru­ci­at­ing – exer­cise in endurance cinema.

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1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Lobster

by Trevor Johnston

Direc­tor Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos proves he’s still got plen­ty left up his sleeve with this dark dystopic satire.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Blue is the Warmest Colour

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Abdel­latif Kechiche’s pas­sion­ate les­bian love sto­ry is a screen romance that’s built for the long-haul.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect