Talent Oscar Isaac

A person wearing a red and black superhero costume flies through a colourful, abstract background with glowing shapes and energy trails.
Review

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

by Leila Latif

Miles Morales returns as the web-slinging hero of Brooklyn in this smart sequel which defies expectations.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man in a dark suit sitting at a desk, writing on a document while a bottle of liquor stands nearby.
Review

The Card Counter

by David Jenkins

Paul Schrader continues his God’s Lonely Man project with Oscar Isaac in-tow as a tormented professional poker player.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with dark hair and beard wearing a green jacket and hat outdoors against a blue sky with trees.
Review

At Eternity’s Gate

by Hannah Strong

Despite a fine turn from Willem Dafoe, Julian Schnabel’s Vincent van Gogh biopic is a messy affair.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men wearing tactical gear in a lush, green landscape.
Review

Triple Frontier

by Hannah Strong

JC Chandor’s South American action-thriller boasts a stellar cast, but it’s all brawn and no brains.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, embracing in a park setting with trees and a street in the background.
Review

Life Itself

by Hannah Strong

Dan Fogelman’s starry New York soap opera is a staggering waste of talent and money.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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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
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Review

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

by Hannah Strong

Rian Johnson serves up the most spectacular, emotional and weirdest Star Wars film to date.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Man in a wheelchair next to vintage car in darkness
Review

Suburbicon

by Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark directorial flourish to the Coen brothers’ tale of murder and moral panic in smalltown USA.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a beard and moustache wearing a beige coat, holding a camera, surrounded by red flags.
Review

The Promise

by Sophie Wyatt

Hotel Rwanda’s Terry George returns with a colourful historical portrait of the Armenian Genocide.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in black coat holding small white dog outdoors
Review

Mojave

by Joel Philpott

Oscar Isaac turns villain in this enjoyably moody thriller from director writer/director William Monahan.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Futuristic armoured soldier wielding a blaster rifle, set against a dimly lit interior.
Review

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

by David Jenkins

JJ Abrams delivers big time with his supremely classy and stirring addition to this cherished franchise.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two faces in close proximity, one woman with dark hair and one humanoid figure with mechanical components, bathed in warm lighting.
Review

Ex Machina

by David Jenkins

The emotional divide between human and robot merges in Alex Garland’s throwback sci-fi chamber piece.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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