House Of Gucci review: The tale of Maurizio's murder deserved more than...
There are moments when what House Of Gucci resembles more than anything else is an episode of the old 1980s soap opera Dynasty. But deep down you just know it's not very good.
View ArticleSilent Night review: Sad, impactful, impressive and appropriate after the...
The ghost of Christmassy Richard Curtis films past unmistakably haunts the latest cinema releases, none more so than Silent Night .
View ArticleWest Side Story review: Breathtaking choreography and an outstanding score
Steven Spielberg has gone out of his way to stress that his new version of West Side Story is a re-adaptation of the original 1957 Broadway musical.
View ArticleThe Lost Daughter review: Heaps of atmosphere and an outstanding performance...
As an actress, Maggie Gyllenhaal has always displayed an admirable fearlessness, happy to take on the sort of roles that other Hollywood A-listers might well decline.
View ArticleThe King's Man review: It has its moments, but is tainted by ridiculous...
Without the ever-reliable class of Ralph Fiennes, The King's Man , one suspects, would be a right old mess.
View ArticleThe Electrical Life Of Louis Wain review: Cumberbatch is on top form as the...
Let me be honest, I'd never heard of Louis Wain, but as I watched The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain I realised I did recognise his art.
View ArticleThe 355 review: Not so much old-school as out-of-date
These days, when it comes to film-making, sisters are increasingly doing it for themselves, and quite right too.
View ArticleSave The Cinema review: Modestly funny, gently uplifting, but hampered by an...
Save The Cinema is more than a bit like Dream Horse in that it tells the predominantly true story of a middle-aged Welsh woman from a bit further along the M4 who hasn't given up on her dreams.
View ArticleBelfast review: Kenneth Branagh's Belfast is moving, chilling and almost...
I have known that Kenneth Branagh was born in Belfast for almost as long as I've known there was a Kenneth Branagh at all but, somehow, I've never quite believed it.
View ArticleParallel Mothers review: Penélope Cruz delivers an award-worthy performance
Any film directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring his regular collaborator Penélope Cruz is almost certainly bound to be worthy of attention, and so it duly proves with Parallel Mothers .
View ArticleThe Eyes Of Tammy Faye review: It's no surprise Jessica Chastain has...
Ahead of actually seeing it, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye wasn't meaning very much to me, title-wise at least. I knew it starred Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield but Tammy Faye? Nope, meant nothing.
View ArticleDeath On The Nile review: Kenneth Branagh is by no means a perfect Poirot in...
Oh, mon Dieu, as the great Hercule Poirot might say. Kenneth Branagh's long-awaited, much-postponed, scandal-hit remake of Death On The Nile finally staggers into our cinemas.
View ArticleDog review: This patriotic comedy is undeniably watchable despite its...
Dog is not exactly a subtle film, as the monosyllabic title clearly suggests. Not only does it star Channing Tatum but it's co-directed by him too, and is essentially a road-trip movie.
View ArticleCyrano review: It keeps up with the likes of Les Mis thanks to a generous...
Ah, Cyrano , many of you will be thinking, we know that one. It's about the poor chap who's in love with a pretty girl called Roxanne but doesn't stand a chance because of his humungous nose.
View ArticleThe Batman review: Will he ever stop moaning? Robert Pattinson is so moody...
When a film is as long as The Batman there's only one question worth asking: is it really worth three hours of my life?
View ArticleRed Rocket review: Sean Baker leavens the seedy film with dark humour and...
From the moment he shouts his name through the rickety front door - 'It's Mikey' - there's something about the central character in Sean Baker's seedy new film, Red Rocket , that sets your teeth on...
View ArticleThe Phantom Of The Open review: Mark Rylance is below par as Maurice...
There are some films that try just that little bit too hard to make you like them, performing the cinematic equivalent of a puppy rolling on its back and inviting you to tickle its tummy.
View ArticleAmbulance review: Michael Bay's latest is large, loud but a bit...
Michael Bay's creative hallmarks remain guns, big explosions and car chases, and all three feature large and deafeningly loud in Ambulance.
View ArticleTrue Things review: Stylish, atmospheric, but running out of steam
The basic story at the heart of True Things is a familiar one - nice but lonely and slightly mixed-up girl meets handsome, good-for-nothing - and we're pretty sure no good will come from it.
View ArticleFantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore review: It's back to its magical...
Poor J. K. Rowling - creator of Harry Potter, of course - may have brought pleasure to millions, but she has not been having the easiest of times of late.
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