Films starring Ben Whishaw

Passages review – a tantalising romantic car-crash

By David Jenkins

Ira Sachs returns with an intimate, intense three-hander about a Fassbinder-like film director played by the great Franz Rogowski.

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Women Talking

By Lillian Crawford

A group of women in a remote Mennonite colony meet in secret in Sarah Polley's moving adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel.

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Surge

By Josh Slater-Williams

A powder-keg performance from Ben Whishaw powers this visceral London-set crime thriller.

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Little Joe

By David Jenkins

A botanist develops a revolutionary new plant in Jessica Hausner’s sci-fi tinged social parable.

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Mary Poppins Returns

By David Jenkins

Everyone’s favourite magical child carer is back in this strangely bland and uncatchy modern refit.

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Paddington 2

By David Jenkins

The friendly little bear spends some time behind bars in this fantastically delightful family sequel.

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The Danish Girl

By David Ehrlich

Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander prove a perfect match in this tender transgender drama.

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Paddington

By Adam Woodward

This one-for-the-ages family movie based on the books by Michael Bond is a full-blown Christmas triumph.

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Lilting

By Sophie Ivan

Hong Khaou’s debut feature is a hushed essay on coping with grief, sexuality and the cultural/generational divide.

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