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Blitz – A vital fragment of the Steve McQueen saga

by Rógan Graham

A moth­er and son reunion takes place on the bomb-shat­tered streets of World War Two-era Lon­don in this sweep­ing his­tor­i­cal melodrama.

5
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4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with green hair wearing a black top, sitting on a window ledge and looking thoughtful.
Review

The Outrun review – sensationally directed and performed

by Katherine McLaughlin

Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman bat­tling alco­holism on the Orkney Isles in Nora Fin­gschei­dt’s adap­ta­tion of Amy Lip­trot­t’s best­selling memoir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man leans over a woman as they lie on a bed, their bodies partially obscured by bedding.
Review

Foe review – bewitching and terrifyingly plausible

by Leila Latif

Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre star in Garth Davies’ unnerv­ing sci-fi dra­ma, based on Iain Rei­d’s nov­el about a cou­ple’s dis­turbed exis­tence in an Amer­i­ca rav­aged by cli­mate change.

4
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3
Enjoyment
3
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Two adults, a uniformed police officer and a man in a suit, standing in an interior setting.
Review

See How They Run

by Hannah Strong

An all-star cast can’t save this pre­dictable, often irri­tat­ing attempt at putting a twist on Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.

4
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2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women in period dress, one with curled hair, the other with straight hair, engage in a close conversation.
Review

Ammonite

by Jourdain Searles

A reclu­sive fos­sil col­lec­tor has her qui­et life inter­rupt­ed in Fran­cis Lee’s atmos­pher­ic coastal drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three women in period costumes standing outdoors on a grassy pathway, with a brick building in the background.
Review

Little Women

by David Jenkins

Gre­ta Ger­wig deliv­ers one of the great mod­ern lit­er­ary adap­ta­tions with her sec­ond fea­ture as writer/​director.

4
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5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Group of medieval-style characters on horseback, dressed in dark armour and capes, with one central female character wearing a blue dress and long red hair.
Review

Mary Queen of Scots

by David Jenkins

Saoirse Ronan and Mar­got Rob­bie play duelling mon­archs in this life­less peri­od piece.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a light blouse and long, patterned skirt standing beside a man wearing a straw hat and light-coloured clothes, by a lake surrounded by greenery.
Review

The Seagull

by Romy Somerset

A star-stud­ded ensem­ble can’t save this lat­est adap­ta­tion of Chekhov’s famous play from mediocrity.

3
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2
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2
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A woman in a blue dress standing in a bedroom with a large red curtained bed, lamps, and luggage.
Review

On Chesil Beach

by David Jenkins

Mar­i­tal woe plagues a young cou­ple hon­ey­moon­ing on the Dorset coast in this Ian McE­wan adaptation.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a black dress and jacket standing in a supermarket aisle, examining a product on the shelf.
Review

Lady Bird

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Saoirse Ronan expe­ri­ences grow­ing pains in Sacra­men­to in Gre­ta Gerwig’s delight­ful indie comedy.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
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Couple embracing in dimly lit room, the woman wearing a striped top.
Review

Brooklyn

by Trevor Johnston

Saoirse Ronan is in scin­til­lat­ing form in this lav­ish peri­od dra­ma from direc­tor John Crowley.

3
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3
Enjoyment
3
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A young man standing in front of a brick building with graffiti, holding a guitar and surrounded by flames.
Review

Lost River

by Adam Woodward

Ryan Gosling’s first stint behind the cam­era pro­duces bold and some­times baf­fling results.

4
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2
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2
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