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Review

The Damned review – haunting but disappointing

by Billie Walker

A young widow in an Icelandic fishing village faces difficult decisions in Thordur Pallson's period folk horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women in an ornately decorated room, one wearing a floral patterned dress, the other a white blouse.
Review

Mothering Sunday

by Ella Kemp

Eva Husson’s English-language debut is a watered down adaptation of Graham Swift’s eponymous novel.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with glasses, blonde hair, and surprised expression.
Review

Shirley

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Josephine Decker’s stunning anti-biopic of author Shirley Jackson offers a treatise on female creativity and camaraderie.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a yellow and pink jacket dancing energetically against a backdrop of vertical blinds.
Review

A Million Little Pieces

by David Jenkins

A hackneyed journey through rehab with Aaron Taylor-Johnson trying his best with thin material.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Assassination Nation

by Hannah Strong

Sam levinson’s satirical teen thriller about an IRL witchhunt leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect

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