Review

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Review

Bogancloch review – film and landscape are as one

The lure of the Scottish wilderness was too much to resist as Ben Rivers returns there for his latest feature.

4
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4
Enjoyment
4
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Three people, a woman in a headscarf covering her mouth, a woman with a concerned expression, and an older man with a beard, sitting together in a dimly lit room.
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The Ritual review – fails to scare, entertain or convert

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens can't save this awful excuse for an exorcism thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
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Along Came Love review – an intimately epic love story

Katell Quillévéré’s poetic French period drama is powered by an understated chemistry between Anaïs Demoustier and Vincent Lacoste.

4
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4
Enjoyment
4
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The Ballad Of Wallis Island review – relishes in daft physical comedy

Comedian collaborators Tim Key and Tom Basden co-write and co-star in James Griffiths’ pleasant bromance flick.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
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The Phoenician Scheme review – an absolute gas

A charming arms dealer heads on the road to redemption in this pristine shot of pure pleasure from filmmaker Wes Anderson.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
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Hallow Road review – heavily signposted horror

Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys navigate parental fears in Babak Anvari’s gripping yet shaky psychological thriller.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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Final Destination: Bloodlines review – an absurd, grotesque film for our absurd, grotesque times

Death comes a-calling once more in this long-overdue sixth instalment into the most morbid horror franchise around.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
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Magic Farm review – Amalia Ulman has plenty up her sleeve

Amalia Ulman flexes her satirical writing chops, but her latest would have benefitted from more Chloë Sevigny and Simon Rex.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
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Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning review – delivers the big swings

Ethan and the team take another crack at foiling a self-learning AI monster that’s hellbent on a global apocalypse.

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4
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3
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It’s Not Me review – an innovative homage to Carax’s main muse

Leos Carax delves through his own personal archive in this glorious essay film that’s in thrall to Jean-Luc Godard.

4
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4
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4
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Review

Seeking Mavis Beacon review – Delightful search for missing icon

This inquisitive and thoughtful doc takes the massively-popular digital typing school programme as its cue for adventure.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
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Motel Destino review – a sleazy stay in a neon nightmare

A young enforcer for a Brazilian gangster finds himself hiding out at a sleazy sex hotel in Karim Aïnouz’s neo-noir.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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