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Film reviews
The Ballad of Wallis Island is an upbeat spin on Stephen King’s Misery
A folk-rock hero (Tom Basden) is tricked into a reunion with his ex-bandmate (Carey Mulligan) in this gentle musical comedy about fame and fandom, that blessedly steers clear of mawkishness at every turn
Mission: Impossible 8 is a massive Tom Cruise ego trip – I adored it
This (potentially final) entry in the long-running franchise is inherently absurd, but who cares?
Mission: Impossible 8 is a massive Tom Cruise ego trip – I adored it
This (potentially final) entry in the long-running franchise is inherently absurd, but who cares?
Alex Garland’s brutal Iraq film Warfare offers only violence
The director of ‘Civil War’ and a real-life Iraq veteran have rounded up a cast of young stars – including Will Poulter, Kit Connor and Charles Melton – for a film that focuses on a few hours of chaos in Ramadi province in 2006
Alex Garland’s brutal Iraq film Warfare offers only violence
The director of ‘Civil War’ and a real-life Iraq veteran have rounded up a cast of young stars – including Will Poulter, Kit Connor and Charles Melton – for a film that focuses on a few hours of chaos in Ramadi province in 2006
The Jessica Chastain drama that’s left festival audiences reeling
Michel Franco’s film chronicles the blistering affair between a wealthy American woman and a Mexican immigrant dancer – but could have used a bit more nuance
The Jessica Chastain drama that’s left festival audiences reeling
Michel Franco’s film chronicles the blistering affair between a wealthy American woman and a Mexican immigrant dancer – but could have used a bit more nuance
Nickel Boys is an artistically daring masterpiece
RaMell Ross’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel uses a point-of-view camera to fully immerse audiences
Nickel Boys is an artistically daring masterpiece
RaMell Ross’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel uses a point-of-view camera to fully immerse audiences
Paddington in Peru is the worst in the franchise
This is an occasionally sweet and whimsical third go around for the marmalade-loving bear, but its plotting is awfully familiar and Paddington’s usual tomfoolery oddly underutilised
Paddington in Peru is the worst in the franchise
This is an occasionally sweet and whimsical third go around for the marmalade-loving bear, but its plotting is awfully familiar and Paddington’s usual tomfoolery oddly underutilised
