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Group of men with heads bowed, appearing to pray or reflect solemnly.
Review

A Hidden Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pri­vate, unseen protest forges a spir­i­tu­al path to God in Ter­rence Malick’s rhap­sod­ic resis­tance drama.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
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, 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
Two people lying together on grass and leaves in an outdoor setting.
Review

To the Wonder

by David Jenkins

Don’t believe the anti-hype: Ter­rence Malick’s frac­tured mod­ern love poem is a sen­su­al marvel.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, conversing in a field with a large building in the background.
Review

Days of Heaven (1978)

by Sophie Brown

Ter­rence Mal­ick observes the calm and the chaos that fluc­tu­ate beneath the unpre­dictabil­i­ty of life.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two adults, a man and a woman, conversing outdoors on a wooden deck in a garden setting.
Review

The Tree of Life

by David Jenkins

A glo­ri­ous ode to the improb­a­bil­i­ty of exis­tence which asks us to cher­ish the sim­ple process­es of liv­ing and loving.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect