Talent Rooney Mara

Two women working in a commercial kitchen, one woman serving a plate of food to the other.
Review

La Cocina review – powered by Raúl Briones’ manic performance

by Hannah Strong

Tensions flare between front of house and kitchen staff in Alonso Ruizpalacios' Times Square restaurant-set drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of people sitting around a table in a dimly lit room.
Review

Women Talking

by Lillian Crawford

A group of women in a remote Mennonite colony meet in secret in Sarah Polley's moving adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman in a black dress sitting on a chaise lounge, while a man in a dark coat stands nearby in a dimly lit room.
Review

Nightmare Alley

by Leila Latif

The great Guillermo del Toro returns with this deliciously-dark tale of a circus huckster who takes things too far.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, one in a wheelchair and one seated, conversing on a porch with bookshelves in the background.
Review

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

by Hannah Strong

Gus Van Sant reunites with Joaquin Phoenix for an oddball comedy-drama about disability and addiction.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a long, shimmering golden veil covering her head and face, with a serene expression.
Review

Mary Magdalene

by Elena Lazic

Faux feminist biblical revisionism abounds in Garth Davis’ humdrum religious drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young woman with long wavy brown hair wearing a black coat stands in a warehouse setting with shelves in the background.
Review

Una

by Ella Donald

Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn bolster this uneven adaptation of David Harrower’s play.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person, likely a young child, standing in a dimly lit room, wearing a green shirt.
Review

A Ghost Story

by Adam Woodward

Rooney Mara feels a spectral presence in this elegant slow-burner from director David Lowery.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man with blond hair wearing a checkered shirt leans on the door of a car parked in a grassy area with trees in the background.
Review

Song to Song

by David Jenkins

Terrence Malick’s dazzling romance is a film that will be talked about for decades to come.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people standing in a field of tall grass, with the sea visible in the background. The man is wearing a dark jacket and the woman is wearing a green coat.
Review

The Secret Scripture

by Josh Slater-Williams

Rooney Mara is let down by weak scripting in this underpowered study of religious persecution in Ireland.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man with curly hair wearing a grey t-shirt, standing in front of a wall with graffiti.
Review

Lion

by David Jenkins

Dev Patel plays a displaced orphan retracing his roots in Garth Davis’ sentimental drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person's face visible through a car window, with raindrops on the glass creating a blurred, dreamy effect.
Review

Carol

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Todd Haynes’ period romance starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara is a beaming masterpiece.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men in dark, brooding attire standing in a shadowy, dimly lit room.
Review

Pan

by Clarisse Loughrey

Cultural appropriation abound in Joe Wright’s iffy prequel to JM Barrie’s beloved children’s novel.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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