A star is born in Andra Day, the phenomenal lead of Lee Daniels’ ponderous and overlong musical biopic.
By Leila Latif
Commanding performances from LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya power this electrifying Black Panther drama.
Carey Mulligan shines in this dour archeological drama on the discovery of the Sutton Hoo historical payload.
By Erik Nielsen
Alex Winter directs this expansive portrait of the self-styled rock god, for hardcore fans and skeptics alike.
The man behind the man behind Citizen Kane is the subject of David Fincher’s sparkling paean to classic Hollywood.
Josephine Decker’s stunning anti-biopic of author Shirley Jackson offers a treatise on female creativity and camaraderie.
By Leila Latif
Pop music and women’s liberation come to the fore in director Unjoo Moon’s slight biopic of Helen Reddy.
Tom Hardy goes for broke in this pedestrian twilight-years biopic of notorious mobster Al Capone.
Justin Kurzel’s bold reimagining of the life and crimes of Ned Kelly is a gross misfire.
Tom Hanks is perfectly cast as the late Fred Rogers, America’s favourite neighbour.
Private, unseen protest forges a spiritual path to God in Terrence Malick’s rhapsodic resistance drama.
This starry post-#MeToo takedown of toxic masculinity grossly misrepresents its female subjects.
Kristen Stewart is woefully miscast in Benedict Andrews’ biopic of the late screen icon Jean Seberg.
By Katie Goh
This origin story of an American hero, starring Cynthia Erivo, is rendered as a bland adventure yarn.
The might of Ford takes on the magic of Ferrari in this full-throttle motoring drama from James Mangold.
The true tale, tragic tale of American car engineer John DeLorean is rendered as a colourful, brash but throwaway farce.
By Lou Thomas
The former president of the Soviet Union sits down to discuss his personal legacy and the current state of things.
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