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Man in suit next to red vehicle.
Review

Ferrari review – Driver is fantastic, Cruz is even better

by David Jenkins

Adam Dri­ver por­trays the sin­gle-mind­ed Enzo Fer­rari in his mid­dle-age fol­low­ing the death of his son Dino in Michael Man­n’s uncon­ven­tion­al take on the bio­graph­i­cal drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a white blouse standing on a wooden staircase, surrounded by decorative railings and a large framed painting on the wall behind her.
Review

Raging Grace review – combines righteous anger with well-executed chills

by David Jenkins

An undoc­u­ment­ed Fil­ip­ina immi­grant secures a care job to pro­vide a bet­ter life for her young daugh­ter, but it turns out to be some­thing more sin­is­ter in Paris Zarcil­la’s horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, in an intimate embrace. The man has a stern expression on his face, while the woman appears pensive. They are dressed in elaborate, patterned clothing, suggesting a historical or dramatic setting.
Review

Napoleon review – a dirty, bloody epic

by Hannah Strong

Rid­ley Scott takes on the might of France’s most famous son in pre­dictably brash and thrilling style.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of women in traditional Spanish clothing, seated around a table with various accessories like fans, shawls, and hats. Vibrant red, pink, and brown colour scheme with intricate patterns and textures.
Review

Killers of the Flower Moon review – Scorsese’s prestige epic

by David Jenkins

Mar­tin Scorsese’s wist­ful remem­brance of tragedies that befell the Osage nation is a film of high seri­ous­ness and low spectacle.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Older woman in black cardigan standing in a room with bookshelves.
Review

Golda – a smokey, talky historical biopic

by David Jenkins

Helen Mir­ren dons heavy pros­thet­ics as one-time Israeli prime min­is­ter Gol­da Mair in this drab geopo­lit­i­cal retelling of the 1973 Yom Kip­pur War.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women, one with short blonde hair and the other with dark hair, sitting in front of a yellow wall with lightning bolt shapes.
Review

Oppenheimer review – Cillian Murphy’s finest hour

by David Jenkins

This com­bustible and relent­less­ly-paced biog­ra­phy of the ​“father of the the atom­ic bomb” is a con­tender for Christo­pher Nolan’s best film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man playing a violin, his eyes closed as he performs with intensity.
Review

Chevalier

by Leila Latif

Joseph Bologne receives a gor­geous biopic that also serves as a dev­as­tat­ing reminder of a great­ness near­ly entire­ly expunged from history.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person using a computer in a dimly lit room with electronics in the background.
Review

Tetris

by David Jenkins

Taron Egerton stars in this enter­tain­ing but nag­ging­ly light retelling of the sto­ry of epochal com­put­er game Tetris and its suc­cess in the west.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up of a serious-looking Black man with a beard, wearing a dark coat, against a blurred, wintry background.
Review

Emancipation

by David Jenkins

Will Smith brings stern dra­mat­ic heft to an enslaved man mak­ing a dash for free­dom in Antoine Fuqua’s tonal­ly mish-mashed action drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three individuals seated on a sofa, two children and one adult, in a darkened domestic setting with foliage visible through a window.
Review

She Said

by Laura Venning

Maria Schrad­er tack­les the New York Times inves­ti­ga­tion that brought down Har­vey Wein­stein in this well-pitched drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect