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Review

Send Help review – a rip-roaring dose of pure Sam Raimi

by David Jenkins

Rachel McAdams gets to live the American dream and torture her boss (Dylan O’Brien) on a secluded island in this delicious comic satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Shelter review – Jason Statham goes through the elbow fighting motions

by David Jenkins

This minor-key chase thriller aims for high seriousness, but offers nothing new or exciting to the ever-expanding Statham canon.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Kangaroo review – a Rolls Royce animal buddy comedy

by David Jenkins

Cute animals abound in this wholesome and highly-likable family comedy from the team behind the Paddington movies.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Bulk review – homemade sci-fi noir trades coherence for charm

by David Jenkins

Ben Wheatley’s been tinkering in his shed, and the result is this hand-tooled experimental miniature with Sam Riley as a journo whisked through a manic multiverse.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

100 films to look forward to in 2026 – part one

by David Jenkins, Anna Stafford

New year, new movies! Here’s part one of our annual preview looking ahead to the year’s most exciting releases.
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Interviews

Chloé Zhao: ‘There’s a desire for the language of ambiguity, of poetry’

by David Jenkins

Plato, Carl Jung and Terrence Malick are what kept the filmmaker inspired while making her jaw-dropping latest, Hamnet.
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Review

Hamnet review – Jessie Buckley could make a stone cry

by David Jenkins

Chloé Zhao casts fresh eyes on one of the most analysed artworks in history in her adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, boasting a pair of formidable central performances.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Christmas, Again review – a perfectly-rounded Yuletide bauble

by David Jenkins

This indie gem from 2014 comes to UK cinemas for the first time, and it’s an example of elite Holiday season cinema.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Dreamers review – presents the hell of seeking asylum

by David Jenkins

This highly personal debut feature by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor captures the inhumanity of an asylum process that’s cut through with small glimmers of hope.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

It Was Just An Accident review – straightforward yet powerful, gripping and generous

by David Jenkins

Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winner is a finely calibrated thriller exploring the high price of revenge on a potentially evil man.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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