Talent Annette Bening

Review

Nyad review – a solid, female-fronted sports saga

by David Jenkins

Annette Bening plays the real-life marathon swimmer in this feelgood drama that documents her attempts to cross the Straits of Florida.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Hope Gap

by Lillian Crawford

Annette Bening, Bill Night and Josh O’Connor star in this heartrending story of marital strife on the shoreline.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

The Report

by Hannah Strong

Scott Z Burns’ vital political drama investigates the CIA’s post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Life Itself

by Hannah Strong

Dan Fogelman’s starry New York soap opera is a staggering waste of talent and money.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

The Seagull

by Romy Somerset

A star-studded ensemble can’t save this latest adaptation of Chekhov’s famous play from mediocrity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool

by Phil Concannon

Annette Bening and Jamie Bell prove a likeable pairing in this otherwise bland Gloria Grahame biopic.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

20th Century Women

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Annette Bening anchors this delightful, deeply personal comedy-drama from writer/​director Mike Mills

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Danny Collins

by Matt Thrift

A sappy Al Pacino vehicle reviewed via the medium of Heat’s iconic coffee shop tête-à-tête.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Ginger & Rosa

by David Jenkins

Sally Potter returns with a jumbled but heartfelt examination of teenage death anxiety in ​’60s London.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

The Kids Are All Right

by Adam Woodward

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore shine in this searingly funny tale of middle-age anxiety.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect