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Two young women wearing dresses, standing in front of a lake with a tree in the background.
Review

May December review – a frothy psychodrama with a lurid bite

by Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes’ deli­cious­ly dark melo­dra­ma sees Julianne Moore and Natal­ie Port­man go head-to-head as a house­wife and the woman tasked with play­ing her in a film.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people facing each other, silhouetted against a purple sky.
Review

Thor: Love and Thunder

by Adam Woodward

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti returns to the MCU five years after Thor: Rag­narok with a dis­ap­point­ing sequel sore­ly lack­ing in charm and imagination.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man and a woman sitting at a table, engaged in conversation, with tropical foliage in the background.
Review

Lucy in the Sky

by Hannah Strong

Astro­naut Natal­ie Port­man strug­gles to adapt to life back on earth in Noah Hawley’s dull space drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Rolling green hills with grazing cattle under a vibrant sunset sky.
Review

Eating Animals

by David Jenkins

If you didn’t realise there are envi­ron­men­tal and eco­nom­ic down­sides to con­sum­ing meat, then this entry-lev­el film is for you.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A person with dark hair and a stern expression standing in front of microphones, wearing a black outfit.
Review

Vox Lux

by Greg Wetherall

A star is born amid trag­ic cir­cum­stances in Brady Corbet’s styl­ish and cyn­i­cal sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people examining a large, scaly reptile in a forested environment. The image shows their hands and arms interacting with the creature, which appears to be some type of crocodilian or alligator.
Review

Annihilation

by Adam Woodward

Alex Gar­land deliv­ers a visu­al­ly stun­ning, cool­ly affect­ing alle­go­ry for life, loss and human fallibility.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in red dress standing in an ornate room with furniture and artwork.
Review

Jackie

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A career-best Natal­ie Port­man chan­nels the spir­it of for­mer FLO­TUS Jack­ie O in this ace biopic.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man in a dark suit and a woman in a beige jumper, facing each other in what appears to be a domestic setting.
Review

Knight of Cups

by David Jenkins

Ter­rence Mal­ick con­tin­ues to inspire awe with this tran­scen­dent tale of a man look­ing back to past loves.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person wearing a black cowboy hat and a green jacket, aiming a gun towards the camera.
Review

Jane Got a Gun

by David Jenkins

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

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man wearing a red cape and Thor-like armour holding a large hammer while standing in a forest.
Review

Thor: The Dark World

by Adam Lee Davies

Famil­iar­i­ty trumps orig­i­nal­i­ty in this fun and very fun­ny com­ic book sequel with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A blonde, muscular man wearing a black shirt and jeans, standing in a muddy, industrial setting, wielding a sledgehammer and breaking apart a large object.
Review

Thor

by James Smith

Just sit back and try to enjoy this sto­ry of an arro­gant God and his ham­mer, and you prob­a­bly won’t be disappointed.

2
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three dancers in black and grey dancewear posing at a ballet barre against a dark, textured backdrop.
Review

Black Swan

by Matt Bochenski

If Black Swan is Dar­ren Aronofsky’s claim to cre­ative genius, it’s one that is under­mined by the film’s own dual nature.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect