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  • 2073 (2024)
    Review preview for 2073

    As much as 2073 mentions things, it digs no further.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A futuristic docudrama lamenting the state of the world to come.
  • Education (2020)
    Review preview for Education

    McQueen builds his scathing criticism of the 1970s British school system in layers. Resembling the 'beautiful spiral constellation of Andromeda' that set the little protagonist dreaming, the film returns to the diverging realities and tropes.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy.
  • I Love Boosters (2026)
    Review preview for I Love Boosters

    I suspected there'd be ideas introduced that lesser films would attempt to spin out while this grabbed another and another and another, and so it came to pass.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
  • Lady Macbeth (2016)
    Review preview for Lady Macbeth

    Just when you think you know this story, Oldroyd and Birch begin to show you that you don't.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A woman sold into a loveless marriage develops a mind for murder after starting an affair.
  • Sorry, Baby (2025)
    Review preview for Sorry, Baby

    Writer/director/star Eva Victor has created a poem about the pain and absurdity of entering and continuing adulthood, even when things feel heavy and hopeless.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4.5 out of 5
    Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
  • Yardie (2018)
    Review preview for Yardie

    The performances are powerful and Idris Elba's ability to recreate the feel of the times is impressive.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Gang wars in Kingston in the Seventies are imported into Hackney in the Eighties affecting the life of a Jamaican boy who seeks vengeance for the murder of his brother

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