Talent Michael Stuhlbarg

A young man in a dark coat standing on a crowded city street.
Review

The Amateur review – extremely solid, extremely unspectacular

by David Jenkins

Rami Malek struggles in this boilerplate thriller as a CIA operative out to kill the men that murdered his wife.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with glasses, blonde hair, and surprised expression.
Review

Shirley

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Josephine Decker’s stunning anti-biopic of author Shirley Jackson offers a treatise on female creativity and camaraderie.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men cycling on a cobblestone street, wearing casual blue shirts and shorts. One man is on a white bicycle, the other on a dark-coloured bicycle. A car is parked in the background.
Review

Call Me by Your Name

by Adam Woodward

Luca Guadagnino’s scintillating follow-up to A Bigger Splash is a touchy-feely screen romance for our time and for all time.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Elderly couple seated at a bar, woman wearing ornate headdress, man in suit and glasses.
Review

Trumbo

by Emma Simmonds

Bryan Cranston charms his way through this breezy biopic centred around the Hollywood Blacklist scandal.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in office, one on telephone in thought.
Review

A Serious Man

by James King

A low-key yarn from the Coen brothers that breaks its confines to deliver big.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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